Managing User Accounts

Before a user can access the Network Virtualization components, an account must be created for the user.

Use the User Accounts tab in the NV Server to manage user accounts.

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Create a new user account

In the User Accounts tab, click New User, and enter the user's details. While filling in the various fields, make sure to:

• Enter a user login name. The user will use this name to log in to all Network Virtualization components.

  • The login name must be between 6 and 30 characters long, and contain only alphabetic characters (A-Za-z), numbers (0-9), the underscore (_), and hyphen (-).

  • The login name is case sensitive.
• Select the user groups of which the user will be a member. For details, see Managing User Groups.

• Enter a password. The user will use this password to log in to all Network Virtualization components.

  • The password must be between 6 and 30 characters long, and contain only alphabetic characters (A-Za-z), numbers (0-9), the underscore (_), and hyphen (-).

  • Passwords are case sensitive.

  The user can change the password after logging in.

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List all user accounts and logged-on users

In the NV Server, click the User Accounts tab. A list of all user accounts is displayed.

A green circle to the left of a username indicates that the user is currently logged on to one or more of the Network Virtualization components.

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Change a user's password

1. In the User Accounts tab, select the user and then click Edit.
2. Select Reset Password, and then enter a new password for the user.

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Edit the details of a user account

In the User Accounts tab, select the user account that you want to edit, click Edit, and then modify the user's details as required.

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Delete a user account

In the User Accounts tab, select one or more user accounts that you want to delete, and then click Delete.

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