UNLOCK ADMIN (Unlock an administrator)
Use the UNLOCK ADMIN command to allow a locked administrator to access the server again. You can also unlock multiple administrators that authenticate with the same method.
Privilege class
To issue this command, you must have system privilege.
Syntax
>>-UNLOCK Admin--+-*----------+--+------------------------------+->< '-admin_name-' '-AUTHentication--=--+-LOcal-+-' '-LDap--'
Parameters
- admin_name (Required)
- Specifies the name of the administrator to unlock. You can use wildcard characters to specify the administrator name. You do not have to enter an administrator name if you want to unlock all of the administrators according to their method of authentication. Use the wildcard with an authentication method to unlock multiple administrators. The parameter is required (no default wildcard).
- AUTHentication
- Specifies the method of password authentication that is needed
for an administrator to log on.
- LOcal
- Specifies that you want to unlock administrator user IDs that authenticate passwords with the IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager server.
- LDap
- Specifies that you want to unlock administrator user IDs that authenticate passwords with an LDAP directory server.
Example: Unlock an administrator user ID
The administrator user ID JOE is locked out of Tivoli Storage Manager. Allow JOE to access the server. Issue the following command:unlock admin joe
Example: Unlock all administrator user IDs that authenticate passwords with an LDAP directory server
The administrator user ID that use passwords that authenticate with an LDAP directory server must be unlocked so the IDs can communicate with the Tivoli Storage Manager server.unlock admin * authentication=ldap
Related commands
Command | Description |
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LOCK ADMIN | Prevents an administrator from accessing Tivoli Storage Manager. |
QUERY ADMIN | Displays information about one or more Tivoli Storage Manager administrators. |