Modifying Local User Accounts

After a local user account has been initially created, the account settings, such as the password, privilege level, and partition access, can be modified at any time.

The user name cannot be modified. To change the user name, you must delete the user account and create a new account. Refer to Deleting Local User Accounts and Creating Local User Accounts for more information.

Passwords are limited to 6–12 lowercase alphanumeric characters and can include underscores (_), for example, "pass_19."

Users with administrative privileges can modify local user accounts, but users with user privileges cannot.

  1. From the Setup menu, select User Management > User Accounts.

    The Setup - Users screen appears.

  2. Select a user account and click Modify.

    The Modify User Account screen appears, where User Name is the name of the local user account.

  3. Enter your admin password to verify you have privileges to modify the account.
  4. Modify any of the following:
  5. For more information on local administrative and user accounts, see Working With Local User Accounts.

  6. Depending on assigned user account privilege, do one of the following:
  7. Click Apply.

    The Progress Window appears. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation. Do one of the following:

  8. Save the library configuration.

    For instructions on how to save the library configuration, see Saving the Configuration.

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