Add a temporary user account

To allow users to temporarily utilize the privileges of another user in a different group, add a temporary user account.
After adding a temporary user account:
  • Define who is permitted to authorize the user of this account
  • When requested, create a challenge and response scheme for generating the password
The user requesting access and the user authorizing access must reside in the same
FactoryTalk Directory
. Both users must connect to the
FactoryTalk Directory
 or use a cached directory. If using a cached directory, it must contain the temporary user account.
Prerequisites
Adding a temporary user account requires these permissions:
  • Common > Create Children
  • Common > List Children
  • Common > Read
To add a temporary user account
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand
    System
    >
    Users and Groups
    .
  2. Right-click
    Users
    , select
    New
     and select
    FactoryTalk Temporary User
    .
  3. In
    New
    FactoryTalk
     Temporary User
    , select
    User name
     and type a short name for the temporary user (for example, cjenkins).
  4. In
    Full name
     type the full name for the temporary user (for example, Chris Jenkins).
  5. Select
    Groups Granting Temporary Passwords
    . Use
    Granting Groups
     to add or remove the groups that can grant a temporary password.
  6. In
    Duration for Temporary Passwords
    , type or select a number between 1 and 120 to indicate the number of hours before the temporary password expires.
  7. Select
    OK
    .
After creating a temporary user account, define the user name and password that is authorized to grant a temporary password. Request a temporary password to log in with the temporary user account on the computer where the password is requested.
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