Configuration and Administration > Users > User List form

User List form
To Add a User
Use the User List form to view all AlterPath Manager system administrators and regular users. The list includes information about each user (e.g., Name, Location, Phone) which you define in the User Detail form.
Any user who will use the AlterPath Manager application must be entered in the AlterPath Manager database in order to have access to the application, regardless of whether you are using any other authentication services or not. RADIUS users, for example, must still be registered in the AlterPath Manager database through the User Detail form:
Below is the Users List form.
Users List Form
To Add a User
To add a new user, perform the following steps:
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The system displays the Users List form.
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The system displays the User’s Detail form.
User’s Detail Form
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Tab displays functions such as CLI timeout, CLI running mode, and GUI theme.
Consoles access control list (ACL) for the current user. Tab displays the selected consoles assigned to the current user and the consoles accessed by the user through group association.
Devices access control list (ACL) for the current user. Tab displays the selected devices assigned to the current user and the devices accessed by the user through group association.
Tab to display the User’s Profile Group form which shows all groups to which the current user belongs.
Tab to display the security rule or rules assigned to the current user. The built in security rules are “DEFAULT RULE” and “ADMIN RULE.”
If “YES,” indicates that the user has Admin privileges, and also belongs to the Admin user group.
(For Admin use only)
Check box to indicate that a security rule has been assigned to the user. Designed to prevent admin users from locking themselves out, the check box is available only to admin users.
NOTE: In case the admin user is locked out when this check box is selected, the admin user can edit the script file:
/var/apm/bin/apm_unlock_admin.sh
from the Linux shell through the Serial Console Interface.
Check box to indicate that local authentication applies to the user. If this box is checked, the “Set Password” button becomes active.
User’s email. This is the same field name used by the system for event notification.
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To Configure User Preferences
The User Preferences form allows you to configure features such as the type of CLI applet used, and color theme associated with the user. The user also has his or her own control of the parameters in the User Preferences form.
To configure user preferences, follow the steps below:
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The system displays the users’ “Preferences” form:
User’s Preferences Form
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To Select Consoles ACL for a User
The Consoles ACL form allows you to assign one or more consoles for the current user.
To assign consoles to a user, follow the steps below:
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The system displays the Console Access Control List (ACL) form:
User Consoles ACL Form
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From the resulting form, select from the “Select Console to User Access” view panel the console you wish to assign to the user.
In the selection box, the plus (+) sign is used to indicate defined groups. The Console (or +CONSOLE) group is the default console group.
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The system transfers the selected group to the “Selected Consoles” view panel on the right.
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To select another console, repeat steps 2. and 3.. You can also use the “Shift” key to select multiple groups.
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To Select Devices ACL for a User
The Devices ACL form allows you to assign one or more consoles for the current user.
To assign devices to a user, follow the steps below:
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The system displays the Devices Access Control List (ACL) form:
User Devices ACL Form
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From the resulting form, select from the “Select Device to User Access” view panel the console you wish to assign to the user.
In the selection box, the plus (+) sign is used to indicate defined groups. The Device (or +DEVICE) group is the default device group.
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The system transfers the selected group to the “Selected Devices” view panel on the right.
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To select another device, repeat steps 2. and 3.. You can also use the “Shift” key to select multiple groups.
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To Select User Groups for a User
The User Group form allows you to assign a user to one or more user groups. The user group, however, must already exist to be able to assign a user to the user group. Otherwise, select “Groups” from the menu to create a user group.
To assign a user to one or more groups, follow the steps below:
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The system displays the User Groups form.
User Groups Form
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From the resulting form, select from the “Select Groups for the User” view panel the group you wish to assign to the user.
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The system transfers the selected group to the “Selected Groups” view panel on the right.
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To select another user group, repeat steps 2. and 3.. You can also use the “Shift” key to select multiple user groups.
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To Set a User’s Security Rule
The “Security” tab selects the User’s Security Rule, which allows you to assign or delete a security rule of a user group to which the current user belongs. You can assign a security rule to a user or a user group.
User Security Rule Form
To Delete a User
To delete one or more users from the User List, follow the steps below:
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To Delete a User from a Group
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The system displays the Users List form.
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The system displays the User Detail form for the selected user.
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The system displays the User Group form.
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From the “Selected Groups” view panel of the User Group form, select the group or groups from which you wish to remove the current user.
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Configuration and Administration > Users > User List form