7 User Management
Access to the Advanced Management Console is managed with user accounts. When a user is added, the permissions that are given to the user determine the functions that the user can access. Users are managed in the Configuration tab of the Advanced Management Console.
The User Management topic includes the following sections:
About User Accounts
Users of the Advanced Management Console are the enterprise administrators who are responsible for managing desktops in an enterprise. A user must have an account to log in to the Advanced Management Console. Access to the different functions is controlled by the permissions given to the account.
The first time the Advanced Management Console is started, the user is prompted to create a user account. That account is then used to create additional users from the Configuration tab of the Advanced Management Console. See Creating User and Configuring MySQL on Windows in the Advanced Management Console Installation and Configuration Guide.
Users can change the password and edit the properties for their own account. If they do not have Administrator permission, then they cannot change their permissions. See User Permissions.
Only users with Administrator permission can create and delete users. These users can also edit the accounts of other users, including changing the permissions for the account.
Views for Users
The table view for Users in the Configuration tab of Advanced Management Console shows the user accounts that are defined. The properties view shows the properties for the selected account.
In the table view, click the arrow that appears in the Users column heading to sort the data by the values in that column. Use the navigation bar below the table to view additional pages when the number of user accounts exceeds the page size. Use the navigation bar below the properties to view the properties for other user accounts.
User Table Details
The table view for Users in the Configuration tab of Advanced Management Console provides information about the user accounts and the permissions associated with each account.
The following table describes the information that is shown in the table view for user accounts:
Column Name | Description |
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Users |
Name of the user account |
Admin Permission |
If a check mark is shown, then the account has administrator permission |
Installers Permission |
If a check mark is shown, then the account has installers permission |
Rule Sets Permission |
If a check mark is shown, then the account has rule sets permission |
Java Usage Permission |
If a check mark is shown, then the account has Java usage permission |
User Properties
The properties view for Users in the Configuration tab of the Advanced Management Console provides information about user account.
The following table describes the information that is shown in the properties view for a user account.
Property | Description |
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|
Name of the account. The string entered is used to log in to the account. |
First Name |
First name of the owner of the account |
Last Name |
Last name of the owner of the account |
Phone |
Phone number for the owner of the account |
Role |
Permissions given to the account |
Creating User Accounts
User accounts enable administrators to access the Advanced Management Console. Create the accounts for your organization and use the permissions to limit access to only the functions needed by each user.
Editing User Accounts
Edit a user account when a user's information changes or you need to change the permissions for the account. Users with Admin
permission can edit any user account. Users without Admin
permission can edit only their own account.
Changing the Account Password
You can change the account password for your Advanced Management Console as needed, regardless of the permissions given to the account.
Password Rules
Requirements for Passwords
The default length for passwords is initially set by the administrator when initializing the AMC console. The length of all passwords must be between 8 and 128 characters. After the AMC console is initialized, the password length can be edited under Users in the Configuration tab. When the length is edited by changing the value in the Password Policy section of Users settings, all user accounts must use the new password length.
In addition to meeting the minimum character length requirement, all passwords must contain at least one character from each of the following groups:
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Numbers
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Special characters: See the following table for a list and description of the special characters that can be used in passwords
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Lowercase letters
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Uppercase letters
Table 7-1 Special Characters Allowed in Passwords
Name of the Character | Characters |
---|---|
question mark |
? |
at sign |
@ |
exclamation point |
! |
number sign |
# |
dollar sign |
$ |
percent sign |
% |
plus sign |
+ |
hyphen |
- |
slash |
/ |
period |
. |
backslash |
\ |
single quotation mark |
' |
comma |
, |
colon |
: |
caret |
^ |
underscore |
_ |
grave accent This character is also known as the backquote character. |
` |
tilde |
~ |
left parenthesis |
( |
right parenthesis |
) |
left brace |
{ |
right brace |
} |
left bracket |
[ |
right bracket |
] |
Deleting User Accounts
When a user account is no longer needed for the Advanced Management Console, you can delete it. Administrator permissions are required to delete a user account.
User Permissions
Access to the functions of Advanced Management Console is controlled by user accounts and the permissions given to the accounts.
The following table describes the permissions that are available:
Permission | Description |
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Admin |
Permission for managing users and desktop groups, view permission for other tabs |
Installers |
Permission for installer configuration |
Rule Sets |
Permission for desktop management, rule set management, and status |
Java Usage |
Permission for Java usage reports |