Managing Users 
Prerequisites
· You have logged on to the J2EE Engine using the Visual Administrator.
· The Security Provider is running on the J2EE Engine.
· Your user has administrator rights.
Procedure
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1. Select the Security Provider from the list of services.
2. Choose the Runtime ® User Management tab page.
You can either search or choose Tree to display your groups and users.
3. To perform a specific task, see the table below.
User Management Tasks
If You Want To |
Then |
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View user information |
Select the user in the user tree. |
The user’s information appears, for example, when the user was created or modified, when the user last logged on, or whether the user is locked. |
Create a new user |
... 1. Choose Create User. 2. In the Create User dialog, enter the user’s name and password. 3. Confirm the password and choose OK. |
You can generate a random password by activating the Random password indicator. You can also specify that the user must change his or her password on a regular basis. The
Associate Certificates to Account section only applies if you use SSL and
client certificates for user authentication. For more information, see |
Delete a user |
Select the user in the user tree and choose Remove User. Confirm with OK. |
The user is deleted from the user store. |
Lock or unlock a user |
Select the user in the user tree and choose Lock or Unlock respectively.
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Only the option that is available is displayed. The user’s lock status is displayed in the user’s information. |
Change a user’s password |
... 1. Select the user in the user tree. 2. Enter the new password in the Change password field and press Enter. 3. Confirm with Yes. |
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Create a group |
... 1. Choose Create Group. 2. In the dialog that follows, specify a name for the group. 3. Select the parent group, child group, and users to assign to this group as desired. 4. Choose OK. |
You can also assign the parent group, child group, and users later. |
Assign a user to a group or assign a group to a higher level group (group a group). |
... 1. Select the user or group from the user tree and choose Group. 2. In the dialog that follows, select the parent group from the user tree and choose OK. |
The user or group is assigned to the selected group. |
Remove a user or group from a group |
Select the user or group from the user tree and choose Ungroup. |
The user or group is removed from the selected group. |
Delete a group |
... 1. Remove all members from the group. 2. Select the group from the user tree and choose Remove Group. 3. Confirm with OK. |
You cannot remove a group that is not empty. |
Using Client
Certificates for User Authentication