Changing The Lock Status Of User Accounts; User Id And Password Policies; Configuring External Authentication For Users - HPE XP7 Automation Director User Manual

Changing the lock status of user accounts

Procedure
1. On the Administration tab, select Users and Permissions.
A separate user management window appears.
2. Click Users, and select the check box for the user whose lock status you must change.
3. Click Lock Users or Unlock Users.
4. Click OK to verify the lock status change, or click Cancel.
5. Verify the user account lock status.
• If you locked the account, a lock icon appears next to the user account.
• If you unlocked the account, ask the previously locked user to check that they can log on.

User ID and password policies

Automation Director User IDs and passwords have the same requirements:
• Number of characters: 1-256.
• Characters allowed: A-Z, a-z, 0-9 ! # $ % & ' ( ) * + - . = @ \ ^ _ | .
If using external authentication servers such as LDAP (or others), note that User IDs and passwords must
be valid for the external authentication server and XP7 Command View Advanced Edition products.

Configuring external authentication for users

External authentication systems, such as LDAP (for example, Active Directory), RADIUS, or Kerberos can
be used to authenticate Automation Director users as they log on. You can reconfigure existing accounts,
or create new accounts to use external authentication.
Prerequisites
• The Automation Director server must be linked to an external authentication server. See the HPE XP7
Command View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide.
• The Automation Director server must be configured to support user authentication, which activates the
Change Auth button in the UI, and presents authentication options such as Internal for a local account
or LDAP for external authentication.
• The Automation Director user ID must exist on the external authentication server. It is recommended
that user ID information be acquired from the external authentication server administrator before
creating accounts.
TIP: Set permissions or roles so that the registered user can complete necessary tasks by using
Automation Director products. Also consider adding user accounts to user groups with assigned
roles for controlled access to resource groups.
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