User password, User account restrictions and expiration settings – Avocent Network Device SPC420 User Manual
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5.
Click Save and then click Close. The SSH key file will be uploaded to the DSView 3 server for
use in authenticating the user.
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.
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To force a user to define a new password during the next login, enable the User must
change password at next login checkbox.
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To prevent the user from changing the password, enable the User cannot change password
checkbox.
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To prevent a user’s password from expiring, enable the Click Password never expires
checkbox.
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To designate the account as a service account, enable the Service Account checkbox. A
service account cannot be used to log in to the DSView 3 software. A service account can
be used to impersonate another user over the Web Services API or GUI Access API. For
more information, see the DSView 3 software SDK online help.
NOTE: A service account may only be created if you are using the DSView 3 software internal authentication
service.