Enabling or Disabling user accounts

Security Administrators can disable a user account to prevent the user from logging in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and NAS Manager temporarily. Security Administrators can also enable a user account to allow the user to log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and NAS Manager.

Caution Do not select any user account used to connect to a storage system that is registered in the Storage Device List window. For details, see the Hardware Reference Guide for your storage system.

To allow or prevent a user from logging in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and NAS Manager, follow the steps below.

Before you begin

  • Log into an account that is different from the user whose account that you want to enable or disable.
  • You must have the Security Administrator (View & Modify) role to perform this task.

Procedure

  1. In the Device Manager - Storage Navigator Administration tree, click User Groups.

  2. On the User Group tab, select the user group.

  3. On the Users tab, select a user.

  4. Click Edit User.

  5. Click the Account Status check box.

    • To allow the user to log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and NAS Manager, click Enable.
    • To prevent the user from logging in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator and NAS Manager, click Disable.

  6. Click Finish.

  7. In the Confirm window, check the settings.

  8. Click Apply. The task is now registered. If the Go to tasks window for status check box is checked, the Task window opens to show the status of the task.

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