Administration for User ID and Password Authentication 

Tools

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

·        ABAP: User management transaction SU01

·        J2EE Engine: User Management Engine (UME) administration console

·        J2EE Engine: J2EE Engine Visual Administrator, Security Service

·        J2EE Engine: J2EE Engine Config Tool

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	ABAP: Change a user’s password in the user maintenance initial screen or maintain the initial password in the user’s master record. J2EE Engine: Reset the user’s password using the UME user management administration console.	None
Lock or unlock users	ABAP: Lock or unlock the user using the lock function in the user maintenance initial screen. J2EE Engine: Lock or unlock the user using the UME user administration management console.	None
Change password policies	ABAP: Adjust the password-relevant profile parameters J2EE Engine: Adjust the UME security policy properties using the Config Tool.	ABAP: None Java: Editing UME Properties There are issues to consider if you are using a mixed environment. See Security Policy.