Modifying multiple user's properties
Modify multiple local Unix user's properties from either the Users view of a host's properties or the All Local Users tab.
To modify multiple user's properties simultaneously
- Select two or more user names and right-click to reveal the context menu.
- Choose the Properties option.
The Properties: Multiple Users dialog displays.
- On the General tab, modify:
- Comments (GECOS)
- Login shell
Optionally, you can click the Select Shell button to browse for a local login shell.
- Click OK to save the changes.
- On the Log on to Host dialog, enter the user credentials and click OK.
Note: This task requires elevated credentials.
Resetting local user's password
Change a user's password from either the Users view of a host's properties or from the All Local Users tab.
Note: The Set Local User Password option is not available for users required to log in with Active Directory authentication because root does not have permission to change a password stored in Active Directory.
To change a local user's password
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Select one or more user names, right-click and choose Set Local User Password from the context menu.
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Enter the new password for the users and click OK.
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On the Log on to Host dialog, enter the user credentials and click OK.
Note: This task requires elevated credentials.
System Users
You can mark local user accounts that are not associated with an actual user, as "system users" from either the Users view of a host's properties or from the All Local Users tab. The mangement console allows you to manually mark (or unmark) system users, or you can mark (or unmark) a range of system users. Once you mark a user as a system user, you can filter the Users list by displaying only the system users or only the non-system users.
You can also choose to mark a range of system users automatically when profiling a host by setting the Host System Users option in System Settings. See Automatically marking host system users for details.
Manually marking system users
You can mark multiple local user accounts that are not associated with an actual user, as "system users" from either the Users view of a host's properties or from the All Local Users tab. You mark system users for a specific host from the Users view of a host's properties and you mark system users for all hosts from the All Local Users tab.
To mark specific system users manually
- Select one or more users from the list that you want to identify as system users.
- Right-click the selected users and choose Mark as system user from the context menu.
The status column icon changes to 
, the system user icon.
When you mark a user as a "system user", the mangement console updates the number of System Users in the Local User Statistics pane of the All Local Users tab.
Note: The Local User Statistics pane only displays if you have Authentication Services 4.x installed and when you are logged on as an Active Directory account in the Manage Hosts role.
To unmark specific system users manually
- Select one or more users from the list that you want to identify as system users.
- Right-click the selected users and choose Unmark as system user.
The status column icon reverts to 
, the regular user icon.
