3 Managing Users

Note

Only the admin user is able to see all users and add new user accounts.

3.1 Viewing Users

All users can be displayed by selecting User management > Users in the menu bar.

For all users, the following information is displayed:

User name

Name that is used for signing in to OPENVAS REPORT.

First name

First name of the user.

Last name

Last name of the user.

E-mail address

E-mail address of the user.

When clicking the following actions are available:

• Edit the user (see Chapter 3.3).

• Delete the user (see Chapter 3.4).

• Reset the password of the user (see Chapter 3.5).

3.2 Adding a New User

A new user can be added as follows:

1. Select User management > Users in the menu bar.

2. Click Add new user.

   

   Fig. 3.1 Adding a user

3. Fill in the input boxes:

   First name

   First name of the user.

   This input box is mandatory.

   Last name

   Last name of the user.

   This input box is mandatory.

   E-mail address

   E-mail address of the user.

   This input box is mandatory.

   User name

   Name that is used for signing in to OPENVAS REPORT.

   The user name must be between three and 255 characters long. Only the following characters are allowed for the user name:

   • All lowercase English letters

   • Numbers 0–9

   • @ (at sign)

   • . (full stop)

   • - (dash)

   • _ (underscore)

   This input box is mandatory.

   Password

   Initial password that is used for signing in to OPENVAS REPORT. The user is asked to change the password when signing in for the first time.

   The password must fulfill the following criteria:

   • At least 10 characters long

   • Different from the user name

   • Different from the e-mail address

   • Different from the last three passwords

   This input box is mandatory.

4. Click Save.

   → The user can sign in to OPENVAS REPORT with the specified user name and password.

3.3 Editing a User

A user can be edited as follows:

1. Select User management > Users in the menu bar.

2. Click in the column Action and select Edit from the drop-down list.

   

   Fig. 3.2 Editing a user

3. Update the required data (see Chapter 3.2).

   Note

   Only the first name, last name and e-mail address of a user can be edited.

4. Click Save.

   → The user’s data in OPENVAS REPORT is updated.

3.4 Deleting a User

A user can be deleted as follows:

1. Select User management > Users in the menu bar.

2. Click in the column Action and select Delete from the drop-down list.

   

   Fig. 3.3 Deleting a user

   → A warning dialog is displayed asking to confirm the deletion.

   Note

   Deleting a user is irreversible. The user and all associated data is removed permanently.

   

   Fig. 3.4 Confirming the deletion

3. Click Delete.

   → The user is removed from OPENVAS REPORT.

3.5 Resetting the Password of a User

A user’s password can be reset by setting a temporary new password as follows:

1. Select User management > Users in the menu bar.

2. Click in the column Action and select Reset password from the drop-down list.

   

   Fig. 3.5 Resetting a password

3. Enter a new password in the input box.

   Note

   The password must fulfill the following criteria:

   • At least 10 characters long

   • Different from the user name

   • Different from the e-mail address

   • Different from the last three passwords

   

   Fig. 3.6 Setting a new password

4. Click Save.

   → The user can sign in to OPENVAS REPORT with the new password.

   Note

   The new password is only used once. The user must change it again after signing in.