skip book previous and next navigation links
go up to top of book: HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1:... HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1:...
go to previous page: Using SYSMAN to Manage System Time Using SYSMAN to Manage System Time
go to next page: Understanding the User Authorization FileUnderstanding the User Authorization File
end of book navigation links

7Managing User Accounts  



This chapter describes how to grant access to users on your system. It tells you how to add and maintain user accounts, and it describes the privileges that you can give and the resources that you can allocate to the users on your system. It also describes the system management features of the OpenVMS Mail utility (MAIL).

Information Provided in This Chapter



This chapter describes the following tasks:

Task Section
Managing system-supplied UAF accounts
Managing System-Supplied UAF Accounts
Preparing to add user accounts
Preparing to Add User Accounts
Adding user accounts
Adding User Accounts
Using command procedures for interactive accounts
Using Command Procedures for Interactive Accounts
Modifying a user account
Modifying a User Account
Listing user accounts
Listing User Accounts
Maintaining the user environment
Maintaining the User Environment
Deleting a user account
Deleting a User Account
Restricting the use of accounts
Restricting the Use of Accounts
Using login procedures for restricted accounts
Using Login Command Procedures for Restricted or Captive Accounts
Setting up special accounts
Setting Up Special Accounts
Managing Mail
Managing Mail
Managing system resources
Managing System Resources



This chapter explains the following concepts:

Concept Section
Understanding the user authorization file
Understanding the User Authorization File
Understanding the protection of authorization files
Understanding the Protection of Authorization Files
Understanding UAF login checks
Understanding UAF Login Checks
Understanding system-supplied UAF accounts
Understanding System-Supplied UAF Accounts
Understanding account security
Understanding Account Security
Understanding network proxy accounts
Understanding Network Proxy Accounts
Understanding pages and pagelets
Understanding Pages and Pagelets

skip links to sections within this chapter.
Understanding the User Authorization File
Adding User Accounts
Maintaining User Accounts
Restricting the Use of Accounts
Setting Up Special Accounts
Managing Mail
Managing System Resources
end of content navigation links


go to previous page: Using SYSMAN to Manage System Time Using SYSMAN to Manage System Time
go to next page: Understanding the User Authorization FileUnderstanding the User Authorization File