You can delete group and user accounts that you no longer need. Deleting a user account that automatically logs into iFIX also removes the associated autologin configuration file as well. Refer to the section iFIX Automatic Login to learn more about setting up a user account to automatically log in.
You can delete every currently-defined account by selecting the Clear command from the File menu. When you select this command, the security system:
- Disables itself.
- Deletes all group and user accounts.
- Deletes all automatic login configurations.
- Renames the first 16 security areas A through P and deletes any other named security areas.
- Prompts you to create sample accounts. This prevents you from accidentally locking yourself out of the Security Configuration program. To be safe, you should always create sample accounts.
If you do not create sample accounts and re-enable security, you cannot exit from the Security Configuration program until you create at least one user account. This feature also helps to prevent you from accidentally locking yourself out of the Security Configuration program.
NOTE: iFIX does not modify the security and backup paths when you select the Clear command.
