Sec/User Mgmt: Users Tab

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This topic introduces the features and functions to set up a user account in the Admin > Security view > Users tab.

Each NetWitness Platform user must have a user account. In the Users tab, you can create, edit, delete, enable/disable and unlock a user account.

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Set up a new user

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Manage user accounts

To access this view, go to ADMIN > Security. The Security view opens to the Users tab by default.

The Users tab consists of the User list with a toolbar at the top. These are the toolbar features.

Feature	Description
	Opens the Add User dialog.
	Deletes the selected user.
	Opens the Edit User dialog for the selected user.
	Enables a disabled user account with all user preferences intact.
	Blocks user access without deleting user preferences so that upon re-enabling users, user preferences are intact.
Reset Password	Opens the Reset Password dialog, which enables you to change the password of the selected user. This dialog lists the password format requirements necessary to change the password and allows you to force the user to change their password on the next login.
Unlock	Unlocks a user account that has been locked due to too many failed login attempts.

The Users list has these columns.

Column	Description
	If this icon appears in a user row, it indicates that the user password has expired.
Username	Username to log on to NetWitness Platform.
Name	Name of the user to whom the account belongs.
Email Address	Email address of the user.
Roles	Role assigned to the user.
External	Authentication method, which could be external by Active Directory or PAM or internal by NetWitness Platform.
Description	Description of the user account.