The system administrator can configure the SLC to use local accounts and remote accounts to authenticate users.
1. Click the User Authentication tab and select the Local/Remote Users option. The Local/Remote User page displays.
The top of the page has entry fields for enabling local and remote users and for setting password requirements. The bottom of the page displays a table listing and describing all local and remote users.
To enable local and/or remote users:
1. Enter the following:
Enable Local Users |
Select to enable all local users except sysadmin. The sysadmin is always available regardless of how you set the check box. Enabled by default. |
Authenticate only users who are in the remote users list |
Select the check box to authenticate users listed in the Remote Users list in the lower part of the page. Disabled by default. |
2. Click the Apply button.
To set password requirements for local users:
Complex Passwords |
Select to enable the SLC to enforce rules concerning the password structure (e.g., alphanumeric requirements, number of characters, punctuation marks). Disabled by default. Complexity rules: Passwords must be at least eight characters long. They must contain one upper case letter (A-Z), one lower case letter (a-z), one digit ( 0-9), and one punctuation character (()`~!@#$%%^&*-+=\{}[]:;"'<>,.?/_). |
Allow Reuse |
Select to enable users to continue to reuse old passwords. If you disable the check box, they cannot use any of the Reuse History number of passwords. Enabled by default. |
Reuse History |
The number of passwords the user must use before reusing an old password. The default is 4. For example, if you set reuse history to 4, the user may reuse an old password after using 4 other passwords. |
Lifetime (days) |
The number of days until the password expires. The default setting is 90. |
Warning Period (days) |
The number of days ahead that the system warns that the user's password will expire. The default setting is 7. |
Max Login Attempts |
The number of times (up to 8) the user can attempt to log in unsuccessfully before the system locks the user out. The default setting is 0 (disabled). |
Lockout Time (minutes) |
The number of minutes (up to 90) the locked-out user must wait before trying to log in to the web interface again. The default setting is 0 (disabled). |
3. Click the Apply button.
To add, edit, or delete a user:
You can delete a user listed in the table on this page or open the page for adding or editing a user.
You have the following options:
To add a user, click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.
To edit a user, select the user in the table and click the Add/Edit User button. The Local/Remote User Settings page displays.
To delete a user, select the user in the table, click the Delete button and then the Apply button.
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