# Add, Delete, or Unlock a User ID

This procedure describes how to add or delete a user ID, and how to unlock the ID of a user. Adding a user ID involves specifying a user ID, the actual (real) name, a password, and permission categories. Only the server superuser can perform this procedure.

## Adding a User ID

1. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance, and then (P) Passwords/Security.

2. Select (A) Add User and enter a unique user ID of up to 17 letters.

3. Enter the real name, up to 25 letters, of the person to be associated with this user ID.

4. Enter the permission categories; a digit from 2 through 6, or any combination of these digits, separated by commas. For example: 4,5,6. Refer to the table below for a description of permission categories.

Category | Description
1 | Unlimited access to all console menus and all server resources (synonymous with server superuser access). This category cannot be set through the console.
2 | Unlimited access to all console menus and Linux shell, except security features limited to the server superuser
3 | Access only to system configuration menus except network configuration (see Features Class of Service)
4 | Access only to mailbox maintenance menus
5 | Access only to inquiry menus (read-only menus such as Reports, Statistics, and Dump)
6 | Access only to network and network-related menus

5. The system assigns a temporary password that is valid for 30 days. Write it down and give it to the user.

6. These settings take effect when you see the confirmation "<user ID> added."

## Unlocking a User ID

1. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance, and then (P) Passwords/Security.

2. Select (U) Unlock User and enter the User ID of the locked user.

3. Unlocking takes effect when you see the confirmation "<user ID> unlocked."

## Deleting a User ID

1. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance, and then (P) Passwords/Security.

2. Select (D) Delete User and enter the user ID to be deleted. Check the User ID and real name displayed to ensure it is the correct one to delete.

3. Enter Y to delete the user or N to keep the user.

4. The deletion takes effect when you see the confirmation "<user ID> deleted.