Managing Users

Table 1. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

Support for Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Multiple LDAP Servers

 Cisco Operations Hub 22.2

Cisco Operations Hub supports LDAP compatible directory servers, including Open LDAP and Microsoft Active Directory (AD). As an administrator, you can enable LDAP authentication and provide access to other users. You can add multiple LDAP servers for LDAP authentication.

Cisco Operations Hub provides user management functionality where you can create local users and configure LDAP users for external authentication.

For information on user types and how to configure local and LDAP users, see:

User Roles

Cisco Operations Hub supports three user roles based on the HTTP actions:

Table 2. User Roles

API User Roles

Allowed HTTP Method

api-admin

GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

api-editor

GET, POST, PUT

api-viewer

GET

By default, the admin user is already mapped under these three groups.

Local Users

Note: Only Administrators can manage user and provide access.

Adding Local Users

This procedure adds a new user and assign role to the user.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select System > Users & Roles.

The Users & Roles page appears.

Step 2

Click Add User to open the Add User window at the right side of the page.

Step 3

Enter the username in the Username field. The username can be a name or email ID.

Step 4

Choose the user role in the Select Role drop-down list. The options are Admin, Editor, and Viewer.

Step 5

Enter a password and confirm the password for the new user.

The password must contain at least eight characters. Ensure that you meet the password requirements that are listed in the PASSWORD REQUIREMENTS area.

The Force password change on next login option is selected by default.

Step 6

Click Add User.

A success confirmation message appears that a new user is added.

Note 

Once the new user is created, the new user must change the password during the first login.

Editing Local Users

This procedure edits the user role and password expiration period to the existing local user.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select System > Users & Roles.

The Users & Roles page appears.

Step 2

Click the radio button against the user you wish to edit.
Step 3

Click Edit User to open the Edit User window at the right side of the page.

Step 4

Choose the user role in the Role drop-down list.

Step 5

By default, the password expiration period is 0. Move the slide bar in the Password Expiration Period (days) field or you can enter the value in the Enter Value field.

Step 6

Click Save.

A success message appears that the user details are updated.

Removing Local Users

This procedure removes the user from the existing local user list.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select System > Users & Roles.

The Users & Roles page appears.

Step 2

Click the radio button against the user that you want to delete.
Step 3

Click Remove User.

A pop-up message appears that the user will no longer have access to the Operations Hub.
Step 4

Click Remove.

A Success message appears that the user is removed.

Exporting User Details

This procedure exports the user details into an Excel sheet.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select System > Users & Roles.

The Users & Roles page appears.

Step 2

Click Export at the top-right of the home page.

The Excel sheet with user details is downloaded in the CSV format.

Using Filter Options

This procedure uses filter options that are based on user roles and password status.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select System > Users & Roles.

The Users & Roles page appears.

Step 2

Click Admin, Editor, or Viewer button against Role area to filter users based on roles.

Step 3

Choose Password Expired or Password Valid in the Focus drop-down list to filter users based on password status.

Viewing Session History

This procedure views a session history of a specific user.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select System > Users & Roles.

The Users & Roles page appears.

Step 2

Click a username in the Users & Roles page..

A User Details window appears at the right side of the page.

Step 3

Click the Sessions History tab to view user access history as Events with Date table. By default, the All is selected and you can view the whole session history of the user.

Click Login and Logout next to the Event area to view a login and logout event history details of a specific user.

Step 4

Click Export to download the user session details in the CSV format.

Changing Passwords

You can change the password from the My Account page or using the Alert banner.

Procedure

Step 1

This procedure changes the password from the My Account page:

  1. Click the main menu at the top-left of the home page, and click My Account at the left-end of the main menu page.

  2. In the My Account page, click Update Password to open Update Password window.

  3. Enter current password, new password, and confirm the password.

    The password must adhere to the password requirements.

  4. Click Update.

    A Success message appears that the user password is updated.
Step 2

This procedure changes the password in the Alert banner:

  1. Click the link in the alert banner.

  2. If your password has expired, you must reset the password during login.

    Alert banner appears 30 days before password expiry.

Configuring LDAP Users

In Operations Hub, local authentication is enabled by default. Administrators can switch the authentication method from local to LDAP.

Note:

  • Cisco Operations Hub supports LDAP compatible directory servers, including OpenLDAP and Microsoft Active Directory (AD).

  • When using multiple LDAP servers (for example, primary and secondary), ensure that these servers must have similar parameters.

  • Multiple LDAP servers can be configured for high availability scenarios.

This procedure configures the LDAP user.

Procedure

Step 1

At the main menu, select Systems > Security > Authentication.

The Authentication page appears.

Step 2

Click Edit and choose LDAP radio button.

Step 3

In the LDAP Configuration area, enter the following fields:

LDAP Parameters Description
Primary LDAP Server URL Specifies URL of the primary LDAP server.
Secondary LDAP Server URL Specifies URL of the Secondary LDAP server.
Base Domain Name Specifies domain name as configured on your LDAP server.
LDAP User Name Domain Specifies to validate the username against the domain controller.
LDAP Filter Specifies a subset of data items in an LDAP data type.
LDAP Group Attribute Specifies a list of comma-separated LDAP attributes on a group object that can be used in a user-member attribute.
LDAP Group Mapping Enables you to map LDAP group to Operations Hub role.
Step 4

Click Save.