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. see Deleting Local User Accounts and Creating Local User Accounts for more information.

Passwords are limited to 6 to 12 lowercase alphanumeric characters and can include underscores (_), the "at" symbol (@), asterisks (*), periods (.), and hyphens (-). For example, "pass_19."

You need administrator privileges to modify local user accounts.

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

    The Setup - Users screen displays.

  2. Select a user account and click Modify.

    The Modify User Account screen displays, 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. If the account is assigned User privileges, click Next to assign partition access. Select the check box next to all library partitions that you want the user account to access. Clear the check box next to all library partitions that you do NOT want the user account to access.
  6. Click Apply.

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

  7. Save the library configuration.

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

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