Manage Orphan Accounts

Use this page to find the orphan accounts that you want to manage. Orphan accounts are included in the list of accounts that are associated with a service. You can suspend or delete orphan accounts or assign them to users.

Account information
Type information about the search. If you do not type a value in this field, or if you type an asterisk (*) and click Search, the entire list of search results is displayed if the number of results does not exceed the search limit.
Search by
Select the search category.
  • User ID searches for user IDs across all service types or descriptions that contain the text that is entered in the Search information field.
  • Service Name searches for services in which the service name contains the text that is entered in the Search information field.
Search
Click to display a list of items whose information matches the search criteria. If the search results exceed the search limit, a warning message is displayed, and the defined number of results are listed.
Advanced
Click to use additional filter criteria when searching for user IDs or service names.
Accounts table
Lists the accounts that match the specified search criteria. To sort the table by a specific column, click the arrow in the column heading. The table contains these columns:
Select
Specifies an account. To select one or more accounts, select the check box next to the account. To select all accounts, select the check box at the top of the column.
User ID
Identifies the user ID.
Service Name
Identifies the name of the service.
Service Type
Identifies the type of service.
Status
Indicates the status of the account.
If the table contains multiple pages, you can:
  • Click the arrow to go to the next page.
  • Type the number of the page that you want to view and click Go.

You can use these buttons:

Delete
Click to delete the selected account from the system. When you delete an orphan account, it is deleted on the managed resource.
Suspend
Click to suspend the selected account. When you suspend an orphan account, it is suspended on the Identity Manager Server and on the managed resource.
Assign to User
Click to assign the selected account to a user. When you assign an orphan account to a user, the user becomes the owner of the account. Also, the policies that are applicable to the users are evaluated and enforced for the account. The owner can manage the account with the Self Service or the Identity Manager Service Center application.
Refresh
Click to update the list of items in the table.