Removing User Accounts; Unlocking A User Account - IBM TotalStorage DS8000 User Manual

3. Specify the user account password. Passwords must contain at least 5
4. Retype the password in the Confirm password box. This entry must match the
5. Assign a group role to the user account by selecting the appropriate group in
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 —
2. Select Delete in the Select Action drop-down box. Then click Go. A
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
1. Under Monitor system, select User administration. In User administration —
2. Select Unlock user in the Select Action drop-down box. Then click Go. A
3. Click OK. The Account Status column updates accordingly.
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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.
password entry above. Characters in this field appear as asterisks.
the Group assignment box.
Main page, select the user ID to remove.
confirmation message is displayed.
an administrative password task describes how to use the security recovery
utility tool to unlock the Admin account.
Main page, select the user ID to unlock.
confirmation message is displayed.