User's Manual

Managing Security Functions
User Profile Management 4-9
4. Configure the following connection settings:
a. Click the Name field and enter a name for the NIS repository.
b. Click the Domain field and provide an NIS domain name.
c. Click the Host field and provide an NIS hostname or IP address.
5. Click Next to open the User Authentication Repository dialog box, which lists all users in a remote
repository.
To avoid duplication, use the Show new accounts only check box to remove users that are already in
the Active System Manager system. If duplicates are found, the Active System Manager system
prompts as a warning.
6. Select (at least) one user to import and for those to create Active System Manager profiles.
7. Click Finish to complete the import process.
Importing Users from an Existing Repository
To import users from an existing repository, perform the following steps:
1. On the Active System Manager menu bar, click Tools > Users and Groups.
The Security Management window displays with the Users tab open by default; see Figure 4-1 on
page 4-2.
2. Click Add > Remote.
The Remote Repository dialog box displays with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
repository and Network Information Service (NIS) repository options.
3. Click the Use existing repository option, click the drop-down list, and select a repository.
The User Authentication Repository dialog box displays, which lists all users in a remote repository.
You can use the Show new accounts only check box to remove users that are already in the Active
System Manager system, to avoid duplication. If duplicates are found, you are prompted by the Active
System Manager system, as a warning.
4. Select (at least) one user to import and for those to create Active System Manager profiles. An
administrator can change the user’s role being imported either as a user (the default) or as an
administrator.
5. Click Finish to complete the import process.
Editing User Profiles
To edit an existing user profile, perform the following steps:
1. Open the Security Management window; see the “Accessing a User List” section on page 4-2.
2. From the user list, select a user to edit and click Edit. (You can only select one user at a time to edit.)
The Edit User dialog box displays with all of the previously entered settings displayed in the Profile tab.
3. Click the Password field, enter the password, modify the other fields as appropriate, and click OK.
The Security Management—Users tab window displays the updated information.