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Changing User Account Settings

Use the User Account Settings page from the User Properties page to change a User’s password, auto login ability, account expiration date, and the abilities a User has in sub LearnCenter.

The following User Permissions are required to use this functionality:

View Admin Tools
Change User Settings (sub permission of Manage Users [Advanced] )
View User List (sub permission of Manage Users [Basic] )

See User Account User Permissions for additional information on these and other User Account permissions.

On the ControlPanel:

Click on the Users menu to expand it.
Click Users.
Search for the User whose account settings you want to edit.
Click next to the User. The User Properties window opens.
Click Account Settings in the Instructions section. The User Account Settings window opens.

Set a date and time for when the account becomes active or expires. By default, the account is set to be active now and never expire. The Timezone displayed at the top of this window is the Admin's time zone.

Edit the scope of these settings to apply to only the current LearnCenter, the current LearnCenter and any of its sub LearnCenters, only LearnCenters the User is a current member of, or all LearnCenters.

This section is only editable if you have been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (all LearnCenters) sub permission of the Manage Users (Advanced) User Permission. See User Permissions for instructions on granting and denying User permissions.

Type the New Password.
Type the password again in the Confirm New Password field.

If the LearnCenter has the Strong Password feature enabled, the new password must meet the specified requirements. If the password rule requirement is not met when you change a User's password, a message displays to alert you. Click Help to view the requirements of the current password rule.

Select one of the following for Future Exiration:

Never - to indicate this password never expires automatically. (Default)
On - to indicate you want the password to expire automatically on a certain date and time. Additional fields become available. Select the date and time you want the password to expire.
Every - to indicate you want the password to expire every so many days. Type the number of days.

You can set Users’ passwords to expire at any time. If a User’s password expires while he or she is currently using LearnCenter, the User is prompted to type his or her old password and then add.a new password.

See the section called “Changing Passwords When They Expire” on page 15 in Getting Started“Changing Passwords When They Expire” on page 15 for an example of what displays to Users when passwords expire mid session.

Select one of the following for Active:

Now - to activate the User's account immediately.
On - to indicate you want the User's account to become active on a particular date and time. Select the date and time.

Select one of the following for Expires:

Never - to expire the User's account immediately.
On - to indicate you want the User's account to expire on a particular date and time. Select the date and time.

Select one of the following for Scope:

Apply settings only to this LearnCenter- to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to this LearnCenter only.
Apply settings to this LearnCenter and its Sub LearnCenters - to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to this LearnCenter and all of its sub LearnCenters.
Apply settings to all LearnCenters this user is a current member of - to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to only the LearnCenters of which the User is a current member.
Apply settings to all LearnCenters - to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to all LearnCenters.

Your ability to update the active and expired dates for Users in this or other sub LearnCenters depends on what sub User permissions you have been granted in the Manage Users (Advanced) User Permission category.

If you have only been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (this LearnCenter) permission, the dates you specify are saved for this LearnCenter only.
If you have been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (Sub LearnCenter) permission, but not the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (all LearnCenters) permission, the dates you specify are saved for this LearnCenter and any sub LearnCenters.
If you have been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (all LearnCenters) permission, you will be allowed to select the scope of your changes.

See User Permissions for instructions on granting and denying User Permissions.

Click the Update button for the changes to be accepted.