This page is for any PhixFlow user who needs to check or update their user account details.
Overview
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To access your user account details:
- In the header bar, hover over the
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- From the menu, select
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- PhixFlow opens the User Details window.
The User Details window has the following sections:
- Details: your user account details
- User Groups: the list of user groups to which you belong.
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Details Tab
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If you want to change your password, see Changing or Resetting Your Password.
Details
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| Login | Your login name is set by your administrator. Do not change these details. |
| First Name | These fields display your personal details. If necessary, you can update these details and press Save User Details. |
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| Domain | Your network domain is set by your administrator. Do not change these details. |
| Company | These fields display your personal details. If necessary, you can update these details |
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the next time you log in. The context help pane is displayed on the right of the PhixFlow window. As long as this option is |
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Security Questions Tab
You administrator can set up rules about how long passwords can remain valid; see Password Policy. Depending on the policy, when you reset a password you may be prompted for answers to security questions. Use the Security Questions tab to set up to 3 possible questions and the answers.
For example, you could set questions such as:
- the name of your first pet
- the make of your previous car
- your favourite food.
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| Set Default Export Password | For user accounts with an empty Export Password, use this toggle option to distinguish between passwords set as blank, or passwords not yet set.
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The questions and answers are saved to your PhixFlow user account, which can be seen by administrators. Only use questions and answers that you have never used for any other system. |
Export Password Tab
The options on this tab relate to files that PhixFlow is configured to export.
To ensure data security, PhixFlow always encrypts any files that it exports. PhixFlow saves the files to a specific download directory. PhixFlow deletes files after a time period.
Your administrator sets the:
- download directory System Configuration →System Directories → File Download Location
- how long files are available: System Configuration →General Settings → File Download Expiry.
If you download any of these files, you need a password to de-encrypt and open the file.
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| Default Export Password | This field is available when Set Default Export Password is
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Your export password is encrypted and is displayed as a line of dots. To update your password, enter a new password with at least 6 characters.
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Available when you have an export password.
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When you download an exported configuration, the zip file is encrypted and this password is associated with it. You must specify the same password when you import the file to another PhixFlow instance; see Using the Download Area.
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The Export Password options relate to exported configuration zip files. To ensure data security, PhixFlow can encrypt exported configuration zip files. PhixFlow saves the zip files to the download area and deletes them after a time; see Configuring the Download Area. |
User Groups
This tile lists the user groups and any external login groups to which you belong. These groups control the PhixFlow features and data to which you have access.
To change the user groups or external login groups to which you belong, contact your PhixFlow administrator.