Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Guide

User

A user represents an individual’s identity. Users can be created and deleted in groups and can be added or removed from roles and/or groups. You can also assign services to the user.

ProcedureTo Create or Modify a User

  1. Click on the User tab.

  2. Click New.

  3. Enter data for the following fields:

    UserId. This field takes the name of the user with which he or she will log into Access Manager. This property may be a non-DN value.

    First Name. This field takes the first name of the user.

    Last Name. This field takes the last name of the user.

    Full Name — This field takes the full name of the user.

    Password. — This field takes the password for the name specified in the User Id field.

    Password (Confirm) — Confirm the password.

    User Status. This option indicates whether the user is allowed to authenticate through Access Manager.

  4. Click Create.

  5. Once the user is created, you can edit the user information by clicking the name of the user. For information on the user attributes, see the User attributes. Other modifications you can perform:

ProcedureTo Add a User to Roles and Groups

  1. Click the name of the user you wish to modify.

  2. Select Roles or Groups. Only the roles and groups that have already been assigned to the user are displayed.

  3. Select the roles or groups from the Available list and click Add.

  4. Once the roles or groups are displayed in the Selected list, click Save.

ProcedureTo Add Services to an Identity

  1. Select the identity to which you wish to add services.

  2. Click on the Services tab.

  3. Click Add.

  4. Depending on the identity type you selected, the following list of services are displayed:

    • Authentication Configuration

    • Discovery Service

    • Liberty Personal Profile Service

    • Session

    • User

  5. Select the service you with to add and click Next.

  6. Edit the attributes for the service. For a description of the services, click on the service name in Step 4.

  7. Click Finish.