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Adding and Editing User Accounts
The Administrator can create additional user accounts by clicking on the New User icon in the User Properties dialog.
Similarly, existing user accounts can be edited by selecting the account and either double-clicking on it or by pressing
the Edit User icon. To delete a user account, select it and then press the Delete User icon.
Note: When the User Management system is used, the server will log the current account name to the event log for all
server actions taken by the user. Thus, the Reset Event Log parameter should be disabled on all accounts to prevent
the log from being lost.
User Properties
The User Management system of the server is used to control what actions a user can take within a server project. The
User Properties dialog is used to configure the name, password and privileges available for the account.
Descriptions of the parameters are as follows.
 Name: This parameter is used to specify a name for the user. The name can be up to 31 characters in length.
 Description: This parameter is used to briefly describe each user account. This can be particularly helpful for
ensuring that operators log in to the proper account.
 Password: This parameter is used to specify the password that the user must enter in order to log in to the
system. The password can be up to 15 characters in length. Users must enter it correctly in both the Password
and Confirm fields for the change to be accepted. Each time a user account is edited, the password must be re-
entered. If the field is left blank, the password will be removed from the account.
 Privileges: This parameter is used to control what actions a given user account can access. There are three
selections. The Make changes to project files selection allows the user to modify the server project freely. If
disabled, the user will not be able to make any changes to the project. The Make changes to application
settings selection allows an operator to make changes to the Server Options or Runtime Settings. The Perform
functions that will cause active clients to be disconnected selection allows the user to perform actions that
may cause clients to be disconnected from the server. When it is disabled, the user cannot disrupt currently
active clients.
Runtime Settings - Administration
The Runtime Settings are used to configure how the server will run when started as a service or interactively on the