One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 2.9 - Administration Guide

Deleting a user

Typically, it is the responsibility of the Authorizer Administrator to delete administrator users and the User Administrator to delete non-administrator users.

To delete a user

1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Users.
2. In Users, select a user from the object list.
3. Click Delete Selected.
4. Confirm your request.

Importing objects

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows you to import a .csv file containing a set of accounts, assets, or users. A .csv template for import can be downloaded when you click  Import from the toolbar. For more information, see Creating an import file.

Once an import is completed, you can navigate to the Tasks pane in the Toolbox for details about the import process and invalid data messages. For more information, see Viewing task status.

To import objects

1. In Administrative Tools, click Assets, Accounts, or Users based on what data you are importing.
2. Click  Import from the toolbar.
3. In the Import dialog, Browse to select an existing .csv file containing a list of objects to import.
4. When importing assets, the Discover SSH Host Keys option is selected by default indicating that Safeguard will retrieve the required SSH host key for the assets specified in the CSV file.
5. Click OK.

   Safeguard for Privileged Passwords imports the objects into its database.

   Note: Safeguard for Privileged Passwords does not add an object if any column contains invalid data in the .csv file with the follow exceptions: Assets PlatformDisplayName property. If Safeguard for Privileged Passwords does not find an exact match, it looks for a partial match. If it finds a partial match it supplies the <platform> Other platform, such as "Other Linux". If it does not find a partial match, it supplies the Other platform type. Users TimeZoneId property. If Safeguard for Privileged Passwords does not find a valid TimeZoneId property (that is, does not find an exact match or no timezone was provided), it uses the local workstation's current timezone. Note: Do not enter numbers or abbreviations for the TimeZoneId. Users Password property. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords adds a user without validating the password you provide.

Details for importing directory assets, service accounts, users, and user groups

You can use the steps like those above to import your existing directory infrastructure (such as Microsoft Active Directory). Additional information specific to directory import follows.

1. Import the directory (and service account) via Administrative Tools | Assets | Import Asset and browse to select the .csv file. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords imports the directory as an asset.

   The directory's service account is automatically added to the list of accounts you can viewed via the Assets | Accounts tab.

   • By default, the service account password is automatically managed according to the check and change settings in the profile that governs the partition. For more information, see Creating a partition profile. If you do not want Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to manage the service account password, assign the account to a profile that is set to never change passwords. For more information, see Assigning assets or accounts to a partition profile.

   • The service account is added to the asset's Accounts tab and is disabled for password request and session request. For more information, see Accounts tab (asset).

   • To change either setting, navigate to Administrative Tools | Accounts and double-click the account. Then select the following check boxes, as desired: Enable Password Request and Enable Session Request. For more information, see General tab (account).

2. Import users and user groups.
   1. Import directory users via Administrative Tools | Users | Import Users and browse to select the .csv file.
   2. Assign to user groups via Administrative Tools | Users Groups | Users (select one or multiple users).
   3. Automatic synchronization: Once you import directory users and directory groups, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically synchronizes the objects in its database with the directory schema attributes. User and group membership changes in the directory are reflected in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. Directory users authenticate to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords with their directory credentials.

Active Directory and LDAP synchronization

Active Directory and LDAP data is automatically synchronized by asset or identity and authentication providers schema as shown in the following lists.

Asset schema list

• Users
  • Username
  • Password (modifiable in LDAP and not modifiable in Active Directory)
  • Description
• Groups
  • Name
  • Member
• Computer
  • Name
  • Network Address
  • Operating System
  • Operating System Version
  • Description

Identity and Authentication Providers schema list

• Users
  • Username
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Work Phone
  • Mobile Phone
  • Email
  • Description
  • External Federation Authentication
  • Radius Authentication
  • Managed Objects
• Groups
  • Name
  • Members
  • Description

Setting a local user's password

It is primarily the responsibility of the Authorizer Administrator to set passwords for administrators; and the User Administrator and Help Desk Administrator to set passwords for non-administrator local users. These administrators can only set passwords for local users. Directory user passwords are maintained in an external provider, such as Microsoft Active Directory.

To set a local user's password

1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Users.
2. Select a local user from the object list and perform one of the following:
   • Right-click, and select  Set Password from the context menu.
   •  Click  User Security and select  Set Password.
   • On the General tab next to Authentication, click Edit and click Set Password.
3. In the Set Password dialog, enter the new password and click OK. You must comply with the password requirements specified in the dialog. For more information, see Password Rule.

Unlocking a user's account

If you are unable to log in, your account may have become "locked" and is therefore disabled. For example, if you enter a wrong password for the maximum number of times specified by the account Lockout Threshold settings, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords locks your account. For more information, see Login Control.

Typically, it is the responsibility of the Authorizer Administrator to unlock administrator accounts; and the User Administrator and Help Desk Administrator to unlock non-administrator local users.

To unlock a user's account

There are two ways to unlock a user account:

• In Users, select a "locked" user, right-click, and select  Unlock from the context menu.
• Click  User Security and select  Unlock.