Inactivate a user in CCMS Web

You can inactivate users in IXIA CCMS Web.

Before you begin

Before inactivating a user, remove all assignments for the user (if appropriate), and break any locks the user has on any CCMS objects..

About this task

For convenience, CCMS Web offers direct access to the users.xml configuration file to add, edit, and delete users.

If a user is going to be inactive for a period of time—for example, a leave of absence—you can inactivate them rather than delete them. The effects of inactivating are very similar to deleting except that when the user returns, re-activating them is easier than re-adding them.

Procedure

  1. From the Administration menu, click Administration > User Management.
  2. Click Edit.
    A message appears saying "users.xml has been checked out."
  3. Locate the user you want to inactivate.
  4. Change the line <user active="true" to <user active="false".
  5. Click Save.
    A message appears saying: "users.xml has been saved and checked in."
  6. Inform users of the changes and ask them to close and reopen their CCMS Desktop to apply the changes. Additionally, have an administrator refresh IXIA CCMS Web so that users see the change reflected there.