Deleting A User; Disabling An Account; Enabling An Account; Modifying A User - Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Password (twice)
IMPORTANT: If you fail to enter a password, you are prompted to either allow the user
to log in without a password (not recommended) or require a password for login.
Select Set simple password to define a simple password, which is required for native file access
for Windows* and Macintosh* users. It is not necessary when Universal Password is enabled.
Select Copy from template or user object to create a user based on an existing Template or User
object. When copying from a user object, iManager allows only a copy of the New Object NDS
rights instead of a copy of NDS rights, to prevent users from receiving the same rights as the
administrator.
Select Create home directory to specify a location for the user's home directory, which is
created when the user object is created. If you specify a path that doesn't exist, a message
appears stating that the user's home directory has not been created.

5.8.2 Deleting a User

To delete a user object:
1 In Roles and Tasks, select Users > Delete User.
2 Type the name and context of the object or use the search feature to find it, then click OK.
3 Click Delete.
A confirmation appears indicating the user object has been deleted.

5.8.3 Disabling an Account

To disable a user account, thereby preventing the user from authenticating to the directory:
NOTE: This only prevents a user from authenticating subsequent to disabling the account. If they
are logged in when the account is disabled, their access continues unchanged until they log out.
1 In Roles and Tasks, select Users > Disable Account.
2 Specify, or use the Object Selector to find, the name and context of the object, then click OK.
3 Click Disable.

5.8.4 Enabling an Account

To enable a previously disabled user account:
1 In Roles and Tasks, select Users > Enable Account.
2 Specify, or use the Object Selector to find, the name and context of the object, then click OK.
3 Click Enable.

5.8.5 Modifying a User

To modify an existing user object's properties:
1 In Roles and Tasks, select Users > Modify User.
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