Locking User Accounts Manually

Procedure


Step 1

First time only: Set up the appliance to enable user account locking:

Step 2

Perform the following:

  1. [New Web Interface Only] On the Security Management appliance, click to load the legacy web interface.

  2. Go to Management Appliance > System Administration > Users.

  3. In the Local User Account & Passphrase Settings section, click Edit Settings.

  4. Select the checkbox to Display Locked Account Message if Administrator has manually locked a user account and enter your message.

  5. Submit the change.

Step 3

Go to Management Appliance > System Administration > Users and click the user name.

Note
Before you lock the Admin account, be sure that you can unlock it. See the Note in Unlocking User Accounts.

Step 4

Click Lock Account.

AsyncOS displays a message saying that the user will be unable to log into the appliance and asks if you want to continue.