Administrative account
KCM Repository should contain at least one administrative account used for administrative purposes. An administrative account is a user that has "Allow Login As Admin" rights and is logged on as Administrator in Designer for Windows.
If you do not have access to an administrative account, you can use CreateAdministratorUser.exe in the KCM Management Instance folder. For more information, refer to the following topic: Forgot administrator password.
The administrative account has the following advanced features:
- Enter and review KCM Repository licenses
- Manage active user sessions
- Manage user accounts and global user authorization
- Break locks on objects
- Set installation properties
- Remove deleted items from the database
The administrative account cannot perform common development tasks.
The administrative account and its user sessions do not count against the number of users specified in the license. If a license violation occurs, you can use the administrative account to resolve it.
Other users can be granted the "Allow login as Admin" right (for more information, see Create user accounts). The users with this right will be offered the option to login as administrator in Designer for Windows. Once logged in as administrator they will behave as an administrative account.
To log in as administrator, follow these steps:
- Start KCM Designer for Windows.
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In the login dialog, enter your credentials and click Login.
KCM Designer for Windows is opened.
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On the menu, click and enter the same credentials.
When the LDAP mode is enabled on the system, in the login dialog, select Logon using One Time Token and use a token generated in KCM Designer (for Web). To log in as administrator, on the KCM Designer for Windows menu, click , generate another token in KCM Designer (for Web), and then use it in the login dialog. For more information, see "Log in to KCM Designer and KCM Designer for Windows" in KCM Designer Help.