Adding user accounts

You must have Administrator level privileges to add a new user account. If you do not have Administrator level privileges, Add does not display in the Select Action drop-down box of the User administration - Main page. You can also add a user account with the mkuser DS Command-Line Interface command. See DS CLI documentation for more information.

1. Under Monitor system, select User administration. In User administration — Main page, select Add in the Select Action drop-down box. Then click Go. The Add user page is displayed.
2. Specify the user name. You can enter up to 16 characters.
3. Specify the user account password. This entry is displayed as asterisks.
   Passwords must meet the following criteria:

   • Be six to 16 characters long.
   • Must contain five or more letters, and it must begin and end with a letter.
   • Must contain one or more numbers.
   • Cannot contain the user's user ID.
   • Is case-sensitive.
   • Four unique new passwords must be issued before an old password can be reused.
4. Retype the password in the Confirm password box. This entry must match the password entry above. Characters in this field appear as asterisks.
5. Assign a group role to the user account by selecting the appropriate group in the Group assignment boxes.
6. Click Ok. The user ID that you added is available for selection in the User administration — Main Page.