topic What is the difference between active, inactive, and locked users in SDD 4.x? in SAS Health and Life Sciences https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/What-is-the-difference-between-active-inactive-and-locked-users/m-p/97532#M2353 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the difference between active, inactive, and locked users in SDD 4.x?</P><P></P><P>All accounts have a status of <STRONG>active</STRONG> or <STRONG>inactive</STRONG>.&nbsp; An account can also be <STRONG>locked</STRONG>.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>When an account is locked, the user is not able to log in and the account needs to be unlocked by an administrator.&nbsp; An account is automatically locked if the user exceeds the number of allowable login attempts.&nbsp; An administrator can also lock a user’s account by editing the user information under Administration --&gt; Users.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When an account is locked, there are no changes made to the account.&nbsp; However it is not accessible to the user until it is unlocked. </P><P></P><P>A user is not able to log into an inactive account.&nbsp; When an account is inactivated, the userid is removed from all groups which the userid was assigned to.&nbsp;&nbsp; When the account is activated again by the administrator, the userid must be reassigned to the necessary groups.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>It is possible for an administrator to manually activate and inactivate an account.&nbsp; It is also possible for the adminstrator to set a date range for the account, such that the account is active on the "Start Date" and becomes inactive on the "Expiration Date".&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:08:32 GMT sasnjm 2012-08-17T21:08:32Z What is the difference between active, inactive, and locked users in SDD 4.x? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/What-is-the-difference-between-active-inactive-and-locked-users/m-p/97532#M2353 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the difference between active, inactive, and locked users in SDD 4.x?</P><P></P><P>All accounts have a status of <STRONG>active</STRONG> or <STRONG>inactive</STRONG>.&nbsp; An account can also be <STRONG>locked</STRONG>.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>When an account is locked, the user is not able to log in and the account needs to be unlocked by an administrator.&nbsp; An account is automatically locked if the user exceeds the number of allowable login attempts.&nbsp; An administrator can also lock a user’s account by editing the user information under Administration --&gt; Users.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When an account is locked, there are no changes made to the account.&nbsp; However it is not accessible to the user until it is unlocked. </P><P></P><P>A user is not able to log into an inactive account.&nbsp; When an account is inactivated, the userid is removed from all groups which the userid was assigned to.&nbsp;&nbsp; When the account is activated again by the administrator, the userid must be reassigned to the necessary groups.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>It is possible for an administrator to manually activate and inactivate an account.&nbsp; It is also possible for the adminstrator to set a date range for the account, such that the account is active on the "Start Date" and becomes inactive on the "Expiration Date".&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:08:32 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/What-is-the-difference-between-active-inactive-and-locked-users/m-p/97532#M2353 sasnjm 2012-08-17T21:08:32Z