Administration for User ID and Password Authentication 

Tools

The tools to use for performing tasks for user ID and password administration are:

●      AS ABAP: User management transaction SU01

●      AS Java: User management engine (UME) configuration and identity management

Tasks on Demand

For the most common administrative tasks involved if your users log on with user ID and password see the table below.

Administrative Tasks for User ID and Password Authentication

Reason	Task	More Information
Reset initial passwords for users	AS ABAP: Change a user’s password in the user maintenance initial screen or maintain the initial password in the user’s master record. AS Java: Reset the user’s password using identity management.	None
Lock or unlock users	AS ABAP: Lock or unlock the user using the lock function in the user maintenance initial screen. AS Java: Lock or unlock the user using identity management.	None
Change password policies	AS ABAP: Adjust the password-relevant profile parameters AS Java: Adjust the UME security policy settings using UME configuration.	There are issues to consider if you are using a mixed environment. See Security Policy.