Modifying user accounts

If you have Administrator level privileges, you can modify the user name, password, and group for a user account. If you do not have Administrator level privileges, you can only enter a new password for your own user ID. You can also modify a user account with the chuser DS Command-Line Interface command. See DS CLI documentation for more information.

The password and its use must meet the following criteria:
  1. Under Monitor system, select User administration. In User administration — Main page, select Modify in the Select Action drop-down box. Then click Go. The Modify user page is displayed.
  2. To modify the user name, enter up to 16 characters. If you do not have Administrator level privileges, your user name appears in the User name box by default and you are not able to modify it.
  3. Specify the user account password. Passwords must contain at least 5 alphabetic characters, and at least one numeric character, with an alphabetic character in the first and last positions. Passwords are limited to a total of 16 characters. The user name can not be part of the password. The minimum number of unique new passwords that must be used before an old password can be reused is four. This entry will appear as asterisks.
  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 box.
  6. Click Ok. The properties for the user account are immediately modified.
Related reference
chuser
User administration — Modify user
User Groups
User administration — Password settings
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