Defining or Updating Users

Use the General tab to define or update the user on the Appliance.

Procedure

  1. In the User ID field, enter a user name. (“null” is not a valid value for this field.)
  2. In the First Name field, enter the first name of the user.
  3. In the Last Name field, enter the last name of the user.
  4. In the Email field, enter the contact email of the user.
  5. In the Phone field, enter the contact phone number of user.
  6. Select the appropriate Authentication radio button to choose local or remote authentication. The default is local. If you select remote, the Password fields disappear and you can proceed to step 9.

    A remote user is authenticated from a server such as a TACACS or RADIUS server. Information related to authentication, such as passwords, is stored on the remote server, not on the local appliance.

  7. In the Password field, enter a password used for user login.
    Note:
    • Users without administrator privileges can change their passwords from the top navigation bar by navigating to the > Your LogApp Account > Change Password dialog.
    • By default, the password must be at least six characters, containing at least one non-alphabetic character, and cannot be the same as the User ID. The password requirements might differ if the password policy has been enabled in LogLogic LMI.
  8. In the Verify field, enter the password again to confirm the password.
  9. In the Enable field, select whether to enable the user’s account to provide appliance access.
If you disable a user account, the account information remains on the appliance but the user has no access.
  10. Select the check box to Allow this user account to connect to the Appliance via Web Services.
    You need not select this check box if you want to use the REST API that is offered as part of Advanced Features.
  11. Click Save after you have completed all Users tabs. (Your settings are retained as you move between these tabs while adding or modifying a user.) To cancel adding or modifying the user and return to the Users tab, click Cancel. Changes made on any Users tabs for this user are not retained.