4.2.2 Modifying User

The Edit User option allows you to override the default account settings for an individual user. It also provides a number of additional configuration settings and tasks, including resetting a user’s password and assigning a user to a group.

To modify a user account:

  1. Click Users on the home page of the console.

  2. Select the preferred user.

  3. Click Edit icon.

  4. Change the following settings as required:

    General

    1. Edit Password: Select this option to change the current password.

    2. Change Password at Next Login: Select this option to enable a prompt for changing password when a user logs in.

    3. Disable Account: Select this option to disable the user’s account.

    4. Last Successful Login: Displays the time stamp of last successful login.

    5. Last Unsuccessful Login: Displays the time stamp of last unsuccessful login.

    6. Super User: You can use this option to make the user as Super user during creation. You can add the user to a group later.

    7. Bad Logons: The number of unsuccessful logons attempted by the user.

    8. Reset Bad Logon Count: Use this option to reset the count to 0.

  5. To configure additional options, click Next. The Membership page is displayed:

    1. Add the user to the listed groups. You can also search for the groups using the Search icon.

  6. Click Next. The Details page is displayed.

    1. Display Name: Specify a display name for the user, for example, the user’s full name. If a name is defined here it can be automatically entered as the Manager Name in Account Group and User Group definitions for Command Control by selecting the manager’s Framework user name.

      NOTE:User Group names with special characters such as; @, $, ", /,#, @, !, #, %, ^, %, ^, &, ^, *, (()*)( are not migrated from Privileged Account Manager 3.7 to 4.0 version and when used display "REST ERROR, REFER MANUAL" error.

    2. Email: Specify the user’s e-mail address. If an e-mail address is defined here, it can also be used in Command Control.

    3. Staff ID: Specify the user’s staff ID, for example, the user’s unique company identifier.

    4. Telephone Number: Specify the user’s telephone number. If a telephone number is defined here, it can also be used in Command Control.

    5. Description: Specify a detailed description in the text box.

  7. Click Next. The Password Validation and Timeout page is displayed.

    1. Set the slider to the right to Modify Default User Settings.

    2. Lock Account after This security setting determines the number of failed logon attempts that causes a user account to be locked out. A locked-out account cannot be used until it is reset by an administrator or until the lockout duration for the account has expired. You can set a value between 0 and 999 failed logon attempts. If you set the value to 0, the account will never be locked out.

    3. Password Validation: Allows you to define the minimum number of alphabetic and numeric characters required in the user’s password. To override the default account settings for this user, select the appropriate check box and set the required values as follows:

      • Min Alpha Characters: Specify the minimum number of alphabetic characters you require in the user’s password.

      • Min Numeric Characters: Specify the minimum number of numeric characters you require in the user’s password.

    4. Timeout: Allows you to define the time limit in days required for either disabling or deleting the user account if it remains in inactive state.

  8. Click Save.

Modify User: Groups

To assign a user to one or more groups:

  1. Click Users on the home page of the console.

  2. Select the user group you want to modify, and click Edit Group. The Edit Group page is displayed.

  3. Click Sub Groups.

  4. Select the preferred groups to assign this user.

  5. Click Save.