# Assign Local Administrator User

You can assign the "Local Administrator" login to a single system user who can then perform a subset of the MiCollab administrative functions. Local Administrator permission allows adding/editing users, phones, and services. The account name " local-admin" is created when MiCollab is installed. To assign a user to this account, modify the existing information.

Two email pseudonyms are automatically created for the Local Administrator user: < firstname.lastname> and < firstname_lastname>.

The Local Administrator will access the Administrator Portal in the same way as the System Administrator, but will see a limited subset of administrative tasks.

To assign Local Administrator privileges:

1. In the server manager menu, under Administration, click System users.

2. Click the Modify link associated with the local-admin account.

3. Enter the name and address information for the Local Administrator user. (Note: Department information is not linked to the "Department" field in the User Services and Provisioning application.)

4. Click Save.

   Note: Newly-created accounts are locked until the password is entered/changed.

To set or reset the Local Administrator password:

1. In the server manager menu, under Administration, click System users.

2. Click the Reset password link associated with the local-admin account. Passwords must contain at least one upper case letter, one lower case letter, one number, and one non-alphanumeric character, and be at least 7 characters long.

3. Enter the new password and then confirm by entering again.

4. Click Save.

To lock the Local Administrator from account access:

1. In the server manager menu, under Administration, click System users.

2. Click the Lock account link associated with the local-admin account.

3. Click Lock to confirm.

   Note: A locked account is unable to log in or collect email. You can unlock the account by resetting the password.

To view local-admin user's access logs:

1. In the server manager menu, under Administration, click View log files.

2. In the Choose a log file to view list, select httpd/ admin_access_log.

3. In the Filter Pattern field, enter local-admin and then click Next. There may be multiple httpd/ admin_access_log.yyyymmddhhmmss files. The timestamp indicates the ending timestamp for the logs in that file.