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3. Specify the user account password. Passwords must contain at least 5
alphabetic characters, and at least one numeric character, with an alphabetic
character in the first and last positions. Passwords are limited to a total of 16
characters. The user name can not be part of the password. The minimum
number of unique new passwords that must be used before an old password
can be reused is four. This entry will appear as asterisks.
4. Retype the password in the Confirm password box. This entry must match the
password entry above. Characters in this field appear as asterisks.
5. Assign a group role to the user account by selecting the appropriate group in
the Group assignment box.
6. Click Ok . The properties for the user account are immediately modified.
Removing user accounts
If you have Administrator level privileges, you can remove an existing user account.
If you do not have Administrator level privileges, Delete does not display in the
Select Action drop-down box of the User administration — Main page. You can
also remove a user account with the rmuser DS Command-Line Interface
command. See DS CLI documentation for more information.
1. Under Monitor system , select User administration . In User administration —
Main page, select the user ID to remove.
2. Select Delete in the Select Action drop-down box. Then click Go . A
confirmation message is displayed.
3. Click Ok . The user ID is removed immediately.
Unlocking a user account
There might be times when users forget the password that they use to access the
DS Storage Manager. After going beyond the set number of allowable attempts with
the wrong password, the account is locked. To unlock a user’s account, the
administrator can use the unlock user process. If the Admin account is locked, the
Administrator must use the security recovery utility tool. You can also unlock a user
account with the chuser DS Command-Line Interface command. See DS CLI
documentation for more information.
You must have administrator-level privileges to unlock a user’s account. If you do
not have administrator-level privileges, you cannot unlock a user account or use the
security recovery tool to unlock the Admin account.
Note: This task only explains how to use the unlock user process. The Unlocking
an administrative password task describes how to use the security recovery
utility tool to unlock the Admin account.
1. Under Monitor system , select User administration . In User administration —
Main page, select the user ID to unlock.
2. Select Unlock user in the Select Action drop-down box. Then click Go . A
confirmation message is displayed.
3. Click OK . The Account Status column updates accordingly.
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