Adding Users to the System

The Add button on the Add/Modify User dialog box allows you to add a new AuthID and its associated specification into the appropriate XDB Server system tables using the information currently displayed on the dialog box. Once information for a user has been inserted, it remains on the dialog box. You can type another new AuthID (using the previous AuthID's information as a template) to add more users.

When connecting to an XDB Server, the AuthID is checked against values in XDB Server System tables on the XDBACF database in the SYSTEM location to determine if there are any SecondaryIDs or groups associated with it. All available groups are displayed in a scrollable list. Groups to which a particular AuthID is assigned (if any) are highlighted.

Instructions for adding new users to an XDB Server's list of AuthIDs are provided below. See the description of the Add/Modify User dialog box for information about each item on that dialog box.

To add a new AuthID and privileges for a new user:

1. Click the Users command from the Admin menu to display the Add/Modify User dialog box.
2. Type a new AuthID in the User ID field or click the User ID drop-down arrow and select an existing user. You can use an existing user's specifications for a new user by typing a new AuthID over the old one.
3. In the Security Options group:
   • Select Password Required if this user will be required to enter a password when connecting to the XDB Server.
   • Select Access Authority to enable this user to access the XDB Server. You can temporarily disable an existing AuthID by deselecting the Access Authority box, leaving all other AuthID information intact.
4. If you checked Password Required, type a Password according to the required Enforcement Level setting at the bottom of the dialog box. Retype the same password in the Verification field. Be sure to tell the user the password you have assigned, and explain how the user can change it.
5. In the User Types section, click User or Super User. A super user has special system-wide privileges as explained in the description of the Add/Modify User dialog box. Super-user status is usually reserved for XDB Server Administrators and their assistants.
6. Specify optional items: Comments, Groups, and Priorities.

   If desired, type a comment in the User Comments field.

   If you have created groups, they will be displayed in the Group Membership list. Assign the user to one or more groups by clicking on the desired group name(s). (You can also assign users to groups when you create the groups.

   If you have created priorities, they will be displayed in the Priorities list. Assign the user to one or more priorities by clicking on the desired priority name(s).

   Note: To select multiple, contiguous names on a list, hold down Shift while clicking on the first and last entry of the desired list of names. To select multiple non-contiguous names, hold down Ctrl while clicking on each name you want to select.
7. Click the Add button to insert this user's information to SQLWizard security tables.
8. Add, delete or update other users if desired. When done, click the Close button to exit the Add/Modify User dialog box.