Adding a Local User

To create a new local user:
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Navigate to the Users > Local Users page and click Add User. The Add Local User window is displayed.

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In the Add Local User window, enter the username for the user in the User Name field. This will be the name the user will enter in order to log into the SRA user portal.
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Select the name of the domain to which the user belongs in the Domain drop-down list.
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Select the name of the group to which the user belongs in the Group drop-down list.
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Type the user password in the Password field.
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Retype the password in the Confirm Password field to verify the password.
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NOTE: When logging into the portal, the user name is not case-sensitive, but the password and domain are case-sensitive.
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Optionally, force a user in the Local User Database to change their password at set intervals or the next time they login. To force a user to change their password at set intervals, type the expiration interval in the Passwords expire in x days field.
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If you set a password expiration interval, type the number of days before expiration that users should receive notifications in the Show warning x days before password expiration field.

When configured and a password is expiring, a notification is displayed on the user’s Virtual Office page or the Administrator’s management console identifying the number of days before their password will expire. Notifications also include a link to a screen where the password can be changed.

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Optionally, use Require password change on next logon to force a user to change their password the next time they log in by selecting Use Domain Setting or Enabled. Selecting Use Domain Setting uses the setting configured on the Portals > Domains page.
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From the User Type drop-down list, select a user type option. The available user types are User, Administrator, or Read-only Administrator.
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TIP: If the selected group is in a domain that uses external authentication, such as Active Directory, RADIUS, NT Domain or LDAP, then the Add User window will close and the new user will be added to the Local Users list.
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Click Accept to update the configuration. Once the user has been added, the new user will be displayed on the Local Users window.
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NOTE: Entering RADIUS, LDAP, NT and Active Directory user names is only necessary if you wish to define specific policies or bookmarks per user. If users are not defined in the SRA appliance, then global policies and bookmarks will apply to users authenticating to an external authentication server. When working with external (non-LocalDomain) users, a local user entity must exist so that any user-created (personal) bookmarks can be stored within the SRA configuration files. Bookmarks must be stored on the SRA appliance because LDAP, RADIUS, and NT Authentication external domains do not provide a direct facility to store such information as bookmarks. Rather than requiring administrators to manually create local users for external domain users wishing to use personal bookmarks, the SRA appliance will automatically create a corresponding local user entity when an external domain user creates a personal bookmark so that it may store the bookmark information.