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Chapter 9 Managing User Accounts
2. In a User Accounts window, click on a username. The User Name window will open.
3. Click Password in the side navigation bar. The User Password window will open.
4. Type the new password for the user and verify the new password.
5. Click Save and then click Close.
9.6.3 User account restrictions and expiration settings
Account restriction and expiration settings may be changed only for internal authentication users.
To change user account restrictions and expiration settings:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. Click on a username. The User Name window will open.
3. Click Restrictions in the side navigation bar. The User Account Restrictions window will open.
4. To change account restrictions:
• To prevent the user from logging into the DTX Control software, enable the Disable user account checkbox.
(Users with open sessions will remain logged in.) To re-enable the user account, uncheck the Disable user
account checkbox.
• To prevent a user’s password from expiring, enable the Click Password never expires checkbox.
• To designate the account as a service account, enable the Service Account checkbox. A service account cannot
be used to log in to the DTX Control software.
NOTE: A service account may only be created if you are using the DTX Control internal authentication service.
5. To change account expiration settings:
• To indicate no expiration date, enable the Never radio button.
• To specify an expiration date, enable the End of radio button. Then click the button to the right of the adjacent
field, and a calendar will be displayed. Select the date when the user account will expire.
When a user account expires, it remains in the DTX Control system until the account is deleted.
6. Click Save and then click Close.
9.6.4 User group membership
See User Groups on page 84.
To change the group membership of a user:
1. Click the Users tab.
2. Click on a username. The User Name window will open.
3. Click User Groups in the side navigation bar. The User Group Membership window will open.
4. To add a user to one or more groups, select the group(s) in the Available Groups list, then click Add. The columns will
be moved to the Member Of list.
5. To remove the user from one or more groups, select the group(s) in the Member Of list, then click Remove. The
groups will be moved to the Available Groups list.
6. Click Save and then click Close.
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