Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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186 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
User password
A user’s password may be changed or you may specify that a user must enter a new password
during the next login.The password may be changed only for internal authentication users.
To change a user password or force a new password:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. In a User Accounts window, click on a username. The User Name window will open.
3. Click Password in the side navigation bar. The User Password window will open.
4. Type the new password for the user and verify the new password.
5. To force a user to define a new password during the next login, enable the User must change
password at next login checkbox.
6. Click Save and then click Close .
User account restrictions and expiration settings
Account restriction and expiration settings may be changed only for internal authentication users.
To change user account restrictions and expiration settings:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. Click on a username. The User Name window will open.
3. Click Restrictions in the side navigation bar. The User Account Restrictions window
will open.
4. To change account restrictions:
• To prevent the user from logging into the DSView 3 software, enable the Disable user
account checkbox. (Users with open sessions will remain logged in.) To re-enable the user
account, uncheck the Disable user account checkbox.
• To force a user to define a new password during the next login, enable the User must
change password at next login checkbox.
• To prevent the user from changing the password, enable the User cannot change
password checkbox.
• To prevent a user’s password from expiring, enable the Click Password never
expires checkbox.
5. To change account expiration settings:
• To indicate no expiration date, enable the Never radio button.
• To specify an expiration date, enable the End of radio button. Then click the button to the
right of the adjacent field, and a calendar will be displayed. Select the date when the user
account will expire.
When a user account expires, it remains in the DSView 3 software system until the account
is deleted.