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 Spectrum Protect™ 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 IBM Spectrum Protect. 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 IBM Spectrum Protect server.

unlock admin * authentication=ldap

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to UNLOCK ADMIN
Command	Description
LOCK ADMIN	Prevents an administrator from accessing IBM Spectrum Protect.
QUERY ADMIN	Displays information about one or more IBM Spectrum Protect administrators.