# Log In or Log Out of the Text Console

This procedure describes how to log in to or log out of a server through the NuPoint Unified Messaging Text Console. The login steps described below become the first steps in every procedure that requires access to a menu, even though they are not described in every procedure.

## Logging In

To log in as an FPSA user:

1. Activate the NuPoint Unified Messaging Text Console.

2. At the Login prompt, enter your user ID.

3. When prompted, enter your password or your temporary password. It does not display.

4. At your first login, you must change your temporary password to a personalized password. Your password:

   - must contain at least one alphabetic, one numeric and one punctuation character (3!CALDA@).

   - must be between six and 30 characters long.

   - cannot contain a substring (four or more characters) of your user ID.

When you have successfully logged in, the server displays a message such as the following:

****Last successful login: 12/24/10 9:41 a.m.

## Login Incorrect

If "login incorrect" displays, one of the following may have occurred:

- You typed your user ID incorrectly

- You typed your password incorrectly

- Your user ID has been locked

Try again, being careful to enter the user ID and password correctly. If you are still unsuccessful, contact your system administrator to have your password reset. If you are the system superuser ("root" or "admin" user), contact Technical Support for assistance.

## Warning About Password Expiration

If a warning about password expiration displays, you can continue logging in but you should change your password without delay, through the Passwords/Security Menu. If your password expires, you are forced to change it as soon as you log in.

## Permission Denied

If a user does not have the correct permission categories to access a menu option, the server prompts "Permission Denied." To change your permission categories, contact your system administrator.

## Logging Out

You can perform a routine logout from the Main Menu, or you can take a shortcut from any related menu.

- To log out routinely, return to the Main Menu, then press (X) to exit.

- To take a shortcut, press Ctrl-C.

In either method, when logout is completed, the server displays the login prompt on the main console only.

Parent topic: FPSA Use