Check and Change Log tab (account)
The Check and Change Log tab displays the password validation and reset history for the selected account.
Time Frame: By default, the check and change log entries displayed are for the last 24 hours. Click one of the time intervals at the top of the grid to display log entries for a different time frame. If the display does not refresh after selecting a different time interval, click the Refresh.
Click Add Account Group from the details toolbar to add the selected account to one or more account groups.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Accounts | Check and Change Log.
Table 23: Accounts: Check and Change Log tab properties
User |
The display name of the user that triggered the event |
Status |
The status of the transaction:
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Reason |
A system message pertaining to the password validation and reset activity, such as the password matches the asset, was changed successfully, or does not match the asset. |
Type |
The type of transaction:
- Check Password
- Change Password
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Date |
The date of the transaction. The time stamps for transactions are based on the user's local time. |
Duration |
The amount of time the transaction took to complete. |
History tab (account)
The History tab allows you to view or export the details of each operation that has affected the selected account.
The top of the History tab contains the following information:
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Accounts | History.
Table 24: Accounts: History tab properties
Date/Time |
The date and time of the event |
User |
The display name of the user that triggered the event |
Source IP |
The network DNS name or IP address of the managed system that triggered the event |
Object Name |
The name of the selected account |
Event |
The type of operation made to the selected account:
- Create
- Delete
- Update
- Add Membership
- Remove Membership
NOTE: A membership operation indicates a relationship change with a related or parent object such as the selected account was added or removed from the membership of an account group. |
Related Object |
The name of the related object |
Related Object Type |
The type of the related object |
Parent |
The name of the object to which the selected account is a child |
Parent Object Type |
The parent object type |
Select an event to display this additional information for some types of events (for example, create and update events).
Table 25: Additional History tab properties
Property |
The property that was updated |
Old Value |
The value of the property before it was updated |
New Value |
The new value of the property |
Managing accounts
Use the controls and tabbed pages on the Accounts page to perform the following tasks to manage Safeguard for Privileged Passwords accounts:
Adding an account
It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator to add assets and accounts to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. While an asset can have multiple accounts, you can only associate an account with one asset.
The new account displays on the Accounts list.
To add an account
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Accounts.
- Click Add Account from the toolbar.
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In the Assets dialog, for Asset Name, select an asset to associate with this account.
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In the Account dialog, enter the following information:
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Name:
- Local account: Enter the login user name for this account. Limit: 100 characters.
- Directory Account: Browse to find the account.
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Description: (Optional) Enter information about this managed account. Limit: 255 characters.
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Profile: Browse to select a partition profile to govern this account.
By default an account inherits the partition profile of its associated asset, but you can assign it to a different profile for this partition. For more information, see Assigning assets or accounts to a profile.
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Enable Password Request: This check box is selected by default, indicating that password release requests are enabled for this account. Clear this option to prevent someone from requesting the password for this account. By default, a user can request the password for any account in the scope of the entitlements in which they are an authorized user.
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Enable Session Request: This check box is selected by default, indicating that session access requests are enabled for this account. Clear this option to prevent someone from requesting session access using this account. By default, a user can make an access request for any account in the scope of the entitlements in which he or she is an authorized user.
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(For directory accounts only) Available for use across all partitions: When selected, any partition can use this account and the password is given to other administrators. For example, this account can be used as a dependent account or a service account for other assets. Potentially, you may have assets that are running services as the account, and you can update those assets when the service account changes. If not selected, partition owners and other partitions will not know the account exists. Although archive servers are not bound by partitions, this option must be selected for the directory account for the archive server to be configured with the directory account.