User's Manual

Managing Security Functions
User Profile Management 4-11
Switching User Repositories
To switch user repositories to migrate user authentication from the existing repository to a different one,
perform the following steps:
1. Open the Security Management window; see the “Accessing a User List” section on page 4-2.
2. Click Switch To > repository name.
Note The internal Active System Manager users can be migrated to external store types, and physically
they are not moved to an external security store without re-creating them into the Active System
Manager system, but they need to be created (or exist) in the external store being moved.
Resetting a User Password
To reset a user password, perform the following steps:
1. Open the Security Management window; see the “Accessing a User List” section on page 4-2.
2. Select one or more entries for those users (one at a time) requiring to reset their password, and click
Reset Password.
The Change Password dialog box displays, prompting you to enter a password for that user
3. Click the Password field and type in the new password.
4. Click the Retype field and re-enter the new password.
The Change Password dialog box changes to display the hidden changed password for the selected
users.
5. Click OK.
6. On the Security Management window, click Close when you are finished with this user (or users).
Activating Users
To activate a user, 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. Select one or more users in the table.
3. Click Activate > OK to confirm the activation operation.
Activated users will be allowed to log on, provided that the log on permission is set.