Requesting an account for a user

You can request an account for a user.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

Before you can request an account on a service, you must create that service. You must also define appropriate Service ACIs to enable the non-administrative users to search the services on the Request an Account>Select a Service page.

About this task

To request an account for a user, complete these steps:

Procedure

  1. From the navigation tree, select Manage Users.
  2. On the Select a User page, complete these steps:
    1. Type information about the user in the Search information field, select an attribute from the Search by list, and then click Search.
    2. In the Users table, click the icon (Context menu icon) next to the name of the user who you want to request an account for.
    3. Click Request accounts.
      The Select a Service page is displayed.
  3. On the Select a Service page, complete these steps:
    1. Type information about the service in the Search information field, select an option in the Search by field, select an attribute from the Service type list, and then click Search.
      Note: Service ACIs must be defined to enable the non-administrative users to search the services.
    2. In the Services table, select the service on which you want to request an account.
    3. Click Continue.
      The Select an Ownership Type page is displayed.
  4. Select the ownership type for the account, and then click Continue.
    The number of ownership types is determined by the provisioning policy entitlements for the service. The default provisioning policy entitles accounts to the Individual ownership type. Any additional ownership types must be added to the provisioning policy for the service.
    Note: If only one ownership type is entitled, this page is not displayed. All accounts are created with that ownership type. For example, if the default provisioning policy is used, all accounts are created as individual accounts.
    The User page is displayed.
  5. On the User page, complete these steps:
    1. Click each tab and specify the required information for that account. The tabs that are displayed vary based on the type of service that you selected.
      For example, for the AIX® service, account information, access information, and administration information pages is displayed.
    2. If password editing is disabled, click Submit Now to complete the request, or click Schedule Submission to select a date and time to schedule the request.
    3. If password editing is enabled, click Continue to proceed to the Password page. Create a password for the account you are requesting. To specify a password for the account, select whether you want to have the system generate the password or to specify the password now. Click Submit Now to complete the request, or click Schedule Submission to select a date and time to schedule the request. If you specify a password, the password must conform to the password strength rules for the account.
  6. On the Success page, click Close.
  7. On the Manage Accounts page, click Close.