Login Processing

The login processing system parameters allow you to specify whether user IDs and passwords are case sensitive.

Before continuing with this section, refer to the Content Manager OnDemand user ID relationship to IBM® i user profiles section in the IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i Common Server Planning and Installation Guide for a detailed explanation of the significance of choosing to relate your Content Manager OnDemand users to existing IBM i user profiles. It is important that you understand that concept before you make your choices for Login processing.

Now that you understand the relationship between Content Manager OnDemand users and your IBM i users, you should note the following:
  • If your Content Manager OnDemand user IDs are linked to your IBM i user profiles (which is the default when Content Manager OnDemand is installed), and if your IBM i security level is set to 0 or 1, you SHOULD NOT check the Password Case Sensitive checkbox.
  • If your Content Manager OnDemand user IDs are linked to your IBM i user profiles (which is the default), and if your IBM i security level is set to 2 or 3, you should check the Password Case Sensitive checkbox.
  • Regardless of your system security level, you should never check the user ID Case Sensitive checkbox if your Content Manager OnDemand users are linked to your IBM i user profiles.
  • If you are using Content Manager OnDemand user IDs and passwords that are not linked to IBM i user profiles (which is not the default), then you can set the two Login processing checkboxes as you choose.

By default, user IDs and passwords are case insensitive. When you add a user, Content Manager OnDemand converts lowercase letters in the user ID to uppercase. A person can type letters in a user ID in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case letters. For example, if you add the user ID LaGuarde, a person can enter LAGUARDE, laguarde, or LaGuarde to log on to the server.

If you select UserID Case Sensitive, then a user must type the user ID exactly as it was entered when the user was added. For example, if you add the user ID LaGuarde, then the user must enter LaGuarde to log on to the server.

If you select Password Case Sensitive, then a user must type the password exactly as it was entered when the user was added. For example, if you set the password to Spring2Far, then the user must enter Spring2Far to log on to the system.

It is recommended that you decide whether you want user IDs and passwords to be case sensitive when you install the system, change the defaults if necessary, and do not change the settings again. Otherwise:
  • If user IDs are initially case insensitive and you later choose UserID Case Sensitive, then user IDs that were added before you changed the parameter must be entered in uppercase. The same is true for passwords.
  • If user IDs are initially case sensitive and you later clear UserID Case Sensitive, then the user IDs that were added before you changed the parameter that contain mixed or lowercase letters will no longer be valid. The same is true for passwords.