Login Processing

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

By default, userids and passwords are case insensitive. When you add a user, Content Manager OnDemand converts lowercase letters in the userid to uppercase. A person can type letters in a userid in uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case letters. For example, if you add the userid 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 userid exactly as it was entered when the user was added. For example, if you add the userid 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.

Important: You should decide whether to make userids and passwords case sensitive when you install the system, change the defaults if necessary, and do not change the settings again. Otherwise:
  • If userids are initially case insensitive and you later choose UserID Case Sensitive, then userids that were added before you changed the parameter must be entered in uppercase. The same is true for passwords.
  • If userids are initially case sensitive and you later clear UserID Case Sensitive, then the userids 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.

If users log on to Content Manager OnDemand with the CICS® client program, you should configure the system to ignore the case of userids and passwords.