Configure FactoryTalk Local Directory

To configure (or reconfigure) a
FactoryTalk
local directory
, or to upgrade an existing
FactoryTalk
local directory, logging on is required. This allows the
FactoryTalk Directory
Configuration Wizard
to access the directory and configure it. Reconfiguring the
FactoryTalk
local directory allows you to reset the password of an expired administrator account.
Depending on what accounts are available in the local directory, log on using:
  • Any
    Windows
    administrator account that is a member of the local
    Windows
    administrators group on the local computer.
  • Any
    FactoryTalk
    account that is a member of the
    FactoryTalk
    Administrators group in the local directory.
Log on using an existing
FactoryTalk
administrator account
to enable the account if it has become locked, or if the password to the account has expired. Alternatively, have another user whose account is a member of the
FactoryTalk
Administrators group enable the account or reset the password.
IMPORTANT:
Keep the administrator user name and password in a safe place. To enable the administrator account, the original user name and password to the account are required. If either is lost, the account cannot be enabled.
If the administrator account was disabled, the
FactoryTalk Directory
Configuration Wizard
cannot enable the account. Instead, have another user enable the account in
FactoryTalk Administration Console
. The last
FactoryTalk
administrator account in a directory cannot be disabled.
If no other user is available, or the password to another administrator account is not available (for example, because that user left the organization), contact
Rockwell Automation
Technical Support.
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