If
you have administrator-level privileges, you can modify a user's password
and group. If you do not have administrator-level privileges, you can only
modify your password.
Menu path
Real-time manager or Simulated manager > Monitor
system > User administration > Select
a user name > Select Action: Modify user > Go
Fields
User name
The user name for the selected user account. User names cannot be
changed.
Change password
Select to change the password of the selected user.
Password
The user-defined password. To change the password, highlight it, and then
enter the new 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 cannot 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 appears as asterisks.
Confirm password
Retype the new password to confirm it. This entry must match the previous
password entry. Characters in this field appear as asterisks.
Group assignment
User group assignments can only be changed by an administrator. The user
must be assigned to at least one group. Users can be assigned to multiple
groups or combinations of groups. However, when a group with the label (only)
is selected, any other selections are automatically unchecked.
Administrator (only)
Must be the only group assignment that is checked. This group has access
to all service functions and DS6000™ resources.
Physical operator (only)
Must be the only group assignment that is checked. This group has access
to all but Storage complex function. This group has access to service functions
and resources relating to physical configuration, including storage complex,
storage facility, storage facility image, arrays, ranks, and extent pools.
This user group inherits the same authority as the logical operator group,
Copy Services operator group, service group, and the monitor group. The physical
operator group does not have access to security functions.
Logical operator
Can be checked in combination with the Copy Services operator group, but
not in combination with any other group. This group has access to service
functions and resources relating to logical volumes, hosts, host ports, logical
subsystems, logical volumes, and volume groups, excluding security functions.
This user group inherits the same authority as the monitor group.
Copy Services operator
Can be checked in combination with the logical operator group, but not
in combination with any other group. This group has access to all Copy Services
service functions and resources, excluding security functions. This user
group inherits all authority of the monitor group.
Monitor (only)
Must be the only group assignment that is checked. This group has access
to all read-only, nonsecurity service functions and all DS6000 Resources.
Service Operator
This group has access to all DS6000 service functions and resources (for
example, performing a code load and retrieving problem logs). This user group
inherits all authority of the Monitor group.
No access (only)
The default selection. Must be the only group assignment that is checked.
This group has no access to any service functions or DS6000 resources.
This is the User Group that is assigned to a user account that is not associated
with any other user group.