Progress
Database Administration
Guide and Reference


Adding a User

Follow these steps to add a user to the user list:

  1. Access the Data Administration tool if you are using a graphical interface or access the Data Dictionary if you are using a character interface. The following steps represent the graphical interface.
  2. Choose Admin Security Edit User List. The Edit User List dialog box appears:
  3. Choose the Add button. The Add User dialog box appears:
  4. Before you enter any value, remember that user IDs and user names are not case sensitive, but passwords are case sensitive. Anytime you want to cancel your entries, press END-ERROR.

  5. Enter the user ID.
  6. Enter the user name. The User Name field allows you to keep track of the user assigned to that user ID. Since Progress does not use the value in this field for security purposes, you can enter any text in this field.
  7. Enter the password and choose OK. Progress prompts you to verify the password.
  8. Enter the password again and choose OK. If you successfully enter the same password, you will see the user record added to the user list. If you enter a different password, no user record is created.
  9. To add another user record, choose Add again. A new set of fields appears on the screen.
  10. NOTE: You cannot change a User ID field or Password field once you have pressed TAB. However, you can change a user ID or password by deleting and then re-creating the user record. Note that the Modify button only allows you to make changes to the User Name field.

  11. When you are done adding user records, choose OK.

After a user record is added to the user list, the user can connect to that database using the password you assigned. Users can then change the assigned passwords to their own private passwords by using the Change Your Password option on the Security menu.

If users forget their passwords, you can delete their records from the user list and re-create new user records for them.


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