User Management tab

The User Management tab lists all users imported into Certification Manager from IRC or Active Directory, as well as all the users created in Certification Manager. This tab also displays user details such as user ID, roles assigned to the user and the email ID.

The Last Login column displays the users' last login date and time. Click the column name to sort the users in an ascending or descending order based on the last login time.

The date and time displayed in this column is according to the time zone configured on the Preferences page.

However, if the application server time zone is defined on the Preferences page  and the client server from which Certification Manager is accessed is in a different time zone; the time displayed here is according to the client server time zone and not the one configured on the Preferences page.

  • Signed-in users are displayed in bold text.
  • Disabled users are indicated by the Disabled icon.
  • Users out of office are indicated by the Out of Office icon.

The actions you can take from the User Management tab depend on the authentication scheme selected while installing Certification Manager

  • Search for users. See, Common Functionality.
  • Create or modify a user. See, Create or Modify a User.
  • Import Users. See, Import Users.
  • Enable a user: To enable a user, select the check box next to the user and click the Enable icon.
  • Automatic reset users password: The Automatic reset users password icon is visible only when Certification Manager authentication is used. If IRC Application Security or Active Directory authentication is used, this button is not displayed.

    Users assigned the Super User role can use this feature to change the password for existing Certification Manager users.

    To change the password, Super Users can either select a user and click the Automatic reset users password .These users are notified by email about the changed password. icon or click the selected user name link to navigate to the selected user details page.

    If a user's password expires, the user is disabled and cannot sign into Certification Manager. The Super User needs to reset the user's password and enable the user to sign-in again.

     
    Note:  Before resetting the password, ensure that the SMTP server is configured through Settings > Configuration > Certification Manager System > Outgoing Email Server. Unless this is done, the User Interface  displays an error message and the password is not reset.
  • Disable a user: To disable a user, select the check box next to the required user and click the Disable icon. Disabled users cannot sign-in into Certification Manager.

    Disabled users are indicated with the Disabled icon .

    Note: If you disable a user while the user is logged-in the application, the user will encounter a session time out and will not be able to sign-in the Certification Manager application.
  • Delete users : To delete Certification Manager user accounts:
    1. Select the check box next to the users and click the Delete icon. Certification Manager displays a message asking you to confirm that the users should be deleted.
    2. Click OK. Deleted users are removed from the system.

    If a user account is deleted, all notification subscriptions created to for this user account are automatically cancelled.

    Note:  If you delete a user while the user is logged-in the application, the user will encounter a session time out and will not be able to sign-in the Certification Manager application.