HP Neoview Release 2.5 Software User Manual

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1.

Log on as a user belonging to ROLE.SECMGR.

2.

Select the Security area. For information about how to select an area,

“Select an Area”

(page 35)

.

3.

In the navigation tree pane, expand the folder for the logged on system, and select the
Platform Users

folder. The right pane displays all platform users.

4.

In the right pane, select a user.

5.

In the right pane, click [ Add Like ]. The Add Platform User Like dialog box appears.

6.

Fill in the fields in the Add Platform User Like dialog box. For more information about
each field, see

“Use the Add Platform User (or Edit User) Dialog Box” (page 113)

.

NOTE:

You must change the User Name. An error message is generated if you specify a

user name that is the same as an existing user.

7.

Click [ OK ].

Related Topics

“About Users” (page 103)
“Add a Database User” (page 104)
“Use the Add Platform User (or Edit User) Dialog Box” (page 113)

Terms

platform user

Use the Add Platform User (or Edit User) Dialog Box

This table describes the fields in the Add Platform User dialog box and the Edit Platform User
dialog box, which are identical.

Description

Field

Group Box

The name of the platform-level user. The name must be
unique on the local platform. The user name is not
case-sensitive. The user name is a text string, with a
maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters and these special
characters: period (.), hyphen (-), and underscore (_).

User Name

Click the down arrow to select from a list of configured
roles. If the role you want to select does not exist, see

“Add

a Role” (page 97)

. A platform user can be assigned to only

one of the following roles: HP.name, SUPER.name, or
NEOVIEW.name.

User Role

The password to be assigned to the platform user. The
password can consist of a maximum of 53 characters if you
use 1024-bit encryption, or 64 characters if you use 2048-bit
encryption. This password must comply with the password
quality criteria specified in the current system security policy
(see

“Use the Password Tab for Security Policies” (page 120)

).

For information about the default password settings for
platform users, see the Neoview User Management and Security
Administration Guide
.

Password

Password

Type the password again to confirm it.

Confirm Password

Click this option to specify that the password never expires.

No Expiration

Password Expiration
Policy

Click this option to specify that the password expires on the
schedule indicated by Expires Every n Days or Expiry
Date date

.

Use Expiration

Platform Users

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