Locking and Unlocking User Accounts

To temporarily deny access to the database for a particular user account, you can lock the user account. If the user then attempts to connect, then the database displays an error message and does not allow the connection. You can unlock the user account when you want to permit database access again for that user.

To lock or unlock a user account: 

1. Go to the Users page, as described in "Viewing User Accounts".

2. In the Select column, click the desired user account.

   If you do not see the desired user account, then it may be on another page. In this case, use the Next button to view additional pages or use the Search area of the page to search for the desired user account.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To lock the account, select Lock User from the Actions list, and then click Go.

   • To unlock the account, select Unlock User from the Actions list, and then click Go.

   A confirmation message appears.

4. Click Yes.