Manage accounts

This topic describes how to manage accounts in a tenant.

Background information

On the account management page, you can view account information and perform management operations, including locking an account, resetting a password, modifying a host, editing permissions, modifying remarks, and deleting an account.

Prerequisites

You have created an account. For more information, see Create an account.

Procedure

1. Log in to the OceanBase Cloud console.

2. In the instance list, click the expand icon to the left of the instance name and then click the name of the target tenant.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Manage Access to go to the account management page.

Lock an account

1. In the Actions column of the target account, click the ··· icon and select Lock.

2. In the dialog box that appears, click Lock. After the account is locked, it cannot access the database.

Reset a password

1. In the Actions column of the target account, click the ··· icon and select Reset Password.

2. In the dialog box that appears, enter and confirm the new password, and then click OK.

Modify a host

1. In the Actions column of the target account, click the ··· icon and select Modify Host.

2. In the dialog box that appears, enter the new host address and click OK.

Edit permissions

1. In the Actions column of the target account, click the ··· icon and select Update Privilege.

2. In the dialog box that appears, edit the permissions and click OK. For more information, see Account permissions.

Modify remarks

1. In the Actions column of the target account, click the ··· icon and select Edit Remarks.

2. In the dialog box that appears, modify the remarks and click OK.

Delete an account

1. In the Actions column of the target account, click the ··· icon and select Delete.

2. In the dialog box that appears, enter delete and click Delete.

   Notice

   After an account is deleted, it cannot be restored. Proceed with caution.

Set a password policy

1. Log in to the OceanBase Cloud console.

2. In the instance list, click the expand icon next to the name of the instance, and then click the name of the target tenant.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Manage Access to go to the account management page.

4. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Set Password Policy.

5. On the page that appears, set the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Minimum Length	The minimum length of the account password. The default value is 8. The minimum password length must be greater than or equal to the sum of the minimum number of uppercase and lowercase letters * 2, digits, and special characters.
   Minimum Uppercase and Lowercase Letters	The minimum number of uppercase and lowercase letters in the account password. The default value is 2, which means that the password must contain at least 2 uppercase letters and 2 lowercase letters.
   Minimum Digits	The minimum number of digits in the account password. The default value is 2.
   Minimum Special Characters	The minimum number of special characters in the account password. The default value is 2.
   Account Name Detection	If this option is enabled, the password cannot contain the account name. If it does, the system will reject the password.
   Lockout upon Consecutive Login Failures	If this option is enabled, you can set Threshold and Lockout Duration. When the number of consecutive login failures exceeds the threshold, the system will lock the account for the specified duration.

6. Click OK. The new password policy takes effect for passwords created or modified after this operation. Existing passwords are not affected.