Version Control Installation Guide

the VCA, you must use an account name that matches one of the non-administrator accounts the earlier
versions of the SMH defined, for example, operator or user.
By default, the VCA is unable to login with an account named administrator using operating system
authentication, to prevent an accidental lockout of the local administrator account.
To add operating system accounts:
1. Select Start→Settings→Control Panel.
2. Double-click Users and Passwords. The Users and Passwords dialog box appears.
3. From the Users tab, click Add. The Add New User dialog box appears.
4. In the User name field, enter a user name for this account.
5. In the Full name field, enter a full name for this account.
6. In the Description field, enter a brief description of this account.
7. Click Next. The Add New User dialog box appears.
8. In the Password field, enter a password for this account.
9. In the Confirm Password field, re-enter the password exactly as you entered it in the Password
field.
10. Click Next. The Add New User dialog box appears asking you to indicate what level of access
you want to grant this user.
11. Select the appropriate access level for this user:
• Standard User Users can modify the computer and install programs, but cannot read files
that belong to other users.
• Restricted User Users can operate the computer and save documents, but cannot install
programs or make potentially damaging changes to the system files and settings.
• Other This option enables you to specify a custom level.
• Administrators Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the
computer/domain. This level is required to connect from the VCA to the VCRM.
• Backup Operators Backup Operators can override security restrictions for the sole
purpose of backing up or restoring files.
• Guests Guests have the same access as members of the Users group by default, except
for the Guest account which is further restricted.
• Power Users Power Users possess most administrative powers with some restrictions.
• Users Users are prevented from making accidental or intentional system-wide changes.
12. Click Finish. The account is created and appears in the Users for this computer list.
13. Click OK to close the Users and Passwords dialog box.
4. Create a user group that includes the SMH's Administrator or Operator list, for example, VCOperators.
Add the account that you created to that group.
5. If you used one of the legacy account names, and you have not upgraded to SMH yet, change the
existing operator or user account's password to match the identically named operating system account.
6. If you intend to upgrade, add the created user group to the Administrator or Operator group list in
the SMH Operating System Groups page during installation. If you have already upgraded to SMH,
add the created user group to SMH through the SMH Settings page. For more information regarding
assigning accounts in SMH, refer to the SMH online help.
The user group must be added to the Administrator or Operator lists in the SMH for the VCA to have
the ability to download and install software using the VCRM on this system.
Login to the SMH using the newly created account and password to verify that it logs in successfully.
14 Migrating Version Control to the System Management Homepage