The Accounts Page
The Accounts administration page, opened by clicking Accounts in the System navigation sidebar, shows a table with all accounts created for the Model Manager server — either manually by a root administrator or automatically by the server.
The table columns are:
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The Display Name (Name) column — the display name and username of the account.
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The Root Administrator column — whether or not a root administrator account.
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The Created column — point in time when the account was created.
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The Last Modified column — point in time when the account settings was last modified.
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The Last Login column — point in time when the account last logged in to the Model Manager server.
Click on the name of an account in the table to show more details for that account. Click the Add button to manually add a new account.
Adding Accounts
To add a new account:
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In the Name field, write the username that the account uses to authenticate with the Model Manager server.
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In the Display name field, write an alternative name used for display purposes.
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Select Yes or No in the Root Administrator list to set whether or not the new account is a root administrator account.
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In the Password field, write the password that the account uses to authenticate with the Model Manager server. Repeat the password in the Repeat password field.
The password can later be changed by the user on The My Account Page.
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Click Save.
Root administrators automatically pass any authorization checks in Model Manager — see also the Model Manager Reference Manual. You are strongly encouraged to limit the number of root administrator accounts.
You only need to manually add accounts if using Local Authentication.
The Account Page
The Account page lets you view and edit a specific account. The account fields are:
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Name. The unique username of the account in the Model Manager server.
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Display name. The account name used for display purposes in the Model Manager server web interface.
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Root administrator. Whether or not the account is a root administrator account.
A root administrator account is allowed to view and configure the Model Manager server via the System administration area.
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Created. Point in time when the account was created.
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Last Modified. Point in time when the account settings was last modified.
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Last Login. Point in time when the account last logged in to the Model Manager server.
Click Edit to edit the display name and root administrator status of the account.
Click Change Password to set a new password for the account if using Local Authentication. This is useful, for example, if a user forgets their account password — the user may later change the reset password on the My Account page.
Click Delete Permanently to permanently delete the account.
Deleting an account will only remove that user’s ability to log in to the Model Manager server — any information related to the user in a Model Manager server database will be left unchanged. If using any authentication mechanism other than Local Authentication, a deleted account will be automatically recreated the next time the user successfully authenticates.