Removing a Named Account or Device

You can remove a Named User or Named Device from the Named Users list at any time. This will revoke the user or device's license and free it to be allocated to a different Named User or Named Device. When a user has been removed from the list, that user will no longer be able to log in; when a named device has been removed from the list, users will no longer be able to log in from that computer unless they have a Named User license of their own.

There are two ways to remove a named user from the Named Users list: from the repository trustees list, or from the master Named Users and Devices list. Named devices can only be removed from the Named Users and Devices list.

Note: These instructions are for Laserfiche Avante installations. For instructions for Laserfiche Rio, see Administering Named Users with Laserfiche Rio.

To remove a user from a repository's trustees list

  1. Start the Laserfiche Administration Console.
  2. In the console tree, expand the desired Laserfiche Server item.
  3. Select the desired Laserfiche repository.
  4. Log in as a user with the Manage Trustees privilege.
  5. Expand the Users and Groups node and select the node for the type of user you want to remove:
    • Repository Named User: Select the Users node.
    • Windows Directory Named User: Select the Windows Accounts node.
    • LDAP Directory Named User: Expand the LDAP Management node and select the Accounts node.
  6. Select the user you want to remove from the Named Users list.
  7. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click, or open the Action menu, and point to All Tasks. Select Remove from Named Users.
    • Right-click and select Properties, or select Properties from the Action menu. In the General tab, clear the Named User option. Click OK to save your changes.
    • Click the Remove selected account(s) from the named user collection toolbar button.

To remove a user or device from the master Named Users and Devices list

  1. Start the Laserfiche Administration Console.
  2. In the console tree, select the desired Laserfiche Server item and log in as a System Manager.
  3. Expand the Named Users and Devices node.
  4. Select the user or device you want to remove.
  5. Press the DELETE key, right-click and select Delete, or open the Action menu and select Delete.

To remove a user from a repository's trustees list

  1. Start the Laserfiche Web Administration Console.
  2. Select the desired Laserfiche Server item.
  3. Select the desired Laserfiche repository.
  4. Log in as a user with the Manage Trustees privilege.
  5. Select the appropriate option under Accounts.
  6. Click on the user you want to remove from the Named Users list.
  7. On the User properties page, make sure False is selected under the Named User option.
  8. Click Save to save your changes.

To remove a user or device from the master Named Users and Devices list

  1. Start the Laserfiche Web Administration Console.
  2. Select the desired Laserfiche Server item and log in as a System Manager.
  3. Select the Named Users and Devices tab.
  4. Select the user or device you want to remove.
  5. Click the Delete button.

Note: Removing a user's Named User status will not remove that user from the repository. The user must be manually deleted if you wish to remove them from the repository.

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