User accounts

A user account provides a unique identifier for each person who attaches to the Global Manager with the Global Console. The username provides a method for tracking who performs the following operations on notifications:

• When users acknowledge or unacknowledge a notification, their username is added to the notification’s Owner attribute and recorded in the notification’s audit trail.

• When users take ownership, their username is added to the notification’s Owner attribute and this information is recorded in the notification’s audit trail.

• When users invoke a tool on a notification, the user’s name is recorded to the notification’s audit trail.

  When a user attaches to a Global Manager, the console automatically tries to associate the user with a user profile. If the user is not assigned to a profile, the default-profile is used.

  Note:

  Users must authenticate with a matching username and password in the serverConnect.conf file used by the Global Manager. The VMware Smart Assurance System Administration Guide describes the syntax and configuration of the security files.