Managing remote users

When remote authentication is enabled, user accounts are created and managed on a remote authentication server (LDAP or Kerberos) and then mapped to a predefined library role that determines the user's access level. Authentication requests are passed to the remote authentication server.

When remote authentication is enabled, the Access > Users page displays users who are defined on the remote authentication server and currently connected to the library. From this page you can:
  • View remote users and their properties, including their state (only users with a Connected state are displayed), their role, their email address, and the date and time of their last login. You cannot view local users.
  • Disconnect a user.
  • View a user's IP address (Actions > Connections).
You can use CLI commands to perform functions that cannot be performed from the GUI when remote authentication is enabled:
  • Create a local user (createUser command).
  • Delete a local user (deleteUser command).
  • View all users who are currently connected to the library, either remote or local depending on command options (viewUsers command).