User guide

Chapter 5: Managing User Accounts 155
Deleting User Accounts
To delete user accounts:
1. In a User Accounts window, click the checkbox to the left of the users you wish to delete.
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Click the checkbox to the left of User Name at the top of the list to select all users listed in the
window for deletion.
2. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
3. Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
Unlocking User Accounts
If lock-out settings have been specified for the DSView internal authentication service and a user
exceeds these settings, the user will not be allowed to attempt another log in until a certain amount
of time has passed. Users that have been locked out will appear with a lock next to their name in the
User Accounts window and Locked will appear in the Status column.
User administrators or administrators may manually unlock the user accounts. See Managing
Authentication Services on page 58 for more information.
To unlock a user account:
1. In a User Accounts window, click the checkbox to the left of the users you wish to unlock.
2. Click Unlock. The specified users’ accounts will be unlocked and the User Accounts - All
window will update.
Resetting a User Account Password
A DSView software administrator or user administrator may choose to reset a user’s password. The
user will be required to login by typing
password as their password and then choosing and
verifying a new password for their account the next time they wish to start a new DSView
management software session.
To reset a user account password:
1. In a User Accounts window, click the checkbox to the left of the user(s) to reset the password.
2. Click Reset Password.
3. A confirmation message box will appear. Click Yes to reset the password for the user or No
to cancel.
Changing User Account Properties
If you have DSView software administrator or user administrator privileges, you may change the
following account properties for a user: