2.2.1 Users Administration
The Users Administration page allows you to perform functions such as adding,
modifying, enabling, or deleting user accounts. The primary purpose of this page is to
set up users for logging in to the system. This page can also be used for adding users
for the purpose of validating usernames and passwords in SOAP
provisioning requests.
Each user is assigned to a group or groups. Permissions to a set of functions are assigned to each group. The permissions determine the functions and restrictions for the users belonging to the group.
A user must have user or group administrative privileges to view or make changes to user accounts or groups. The administrative user can set up or change user accounts and groups, enable or disable user accounts, set password expiration intervals, and change user passwords.
System user
Each user who is allowed to access the user interface is assigned a unique Username. This Username and the associated password must be provided during log in. After three consecutive, unsuccessful log in attempts, a user account is disabled. The number of failed log in attempts before an account is disabled is a value that is configured through . For more information, see General Options.