Enable a user account

When a
FactoryTalk
 user account is disabled, the account is present, but cannot be used to log on to the system. A
FactoryTalk
 administrator can manually enable an account.
A
Windows
-linked user account cannot be enabled in
FactoryTalk Administration Console
. Use
Windows
 to enable a
Windows
-linked user account.
Prerequisites
Enabling a disabled user account requires these permissions:
  • Common > List Children
  • Common > Read
  • Common > Write
To enable a user account
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand
    System
     >
    Users
    , right-click the user account and select
    Properties
    .
  2. In
    User Properties
    , clear
    Account is disabled,
     and select
    OK
    .
    You can also use Historical Usage to enable a user account.
User accounts in the network directory are separate from accounts in the
FactoryTalk
 local directory. To enable accounts in both directories, enable the account in one directory, log off that directory, log on to the second directory, and enable the account in the second directory.
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