Editing user information manually

You can manually edit the stored name, email address, password, and additional settings for user accounts on the server for internal security realms. For an SSO authentication realm, name and email address are passed in via HTTP headers (for example, from an HTTP proxy that is translating Kerberos tokens into HTTP headers).

Before you begin

Editing user information requires permission to view the Authentication (Users) page. Make sure that you are assigned to an appropriate team and that the Web UI | Settings Tab permissions are granted.
Note: All of the following user configuration is optional and does not require to be performed in a particular order. You can make the changes as appropriate.

Procedure

  1. Go to Settings > Authentication (Users) and select an authentication realm.
  2. In the Actions column, click Edit for the user account that requires updates.
    1. Edit the Name and Email fields as needed.
    2. Specify whether you want to disable automatic deletion of the user by using the Exempt from Auto-Delete option.
    3. Click Save.
  3. Click Delete for the user that you want to delete.

    The user is removed from any groups and roles. This user may be re-added if this authentication realm is configured to create users automatically.

  4. Click Reset Password to change the password for a user account.
    The Reset User Password window is displayed.
    1. Enter the new password in the Password field.
    2. Click Save.
  5. Click Lock User for the user that you want to lock.
    The user is locked till the time you unlock it manually.

Results

The user information is updated.