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Check Out a Privileged Account Password

You check out a privileged account password to log into an endpoint that the account belongs to. When you check out a privileged account, you can select to display the password, copy the password to a clipboard, or to log into the endpoint.

If you want to use SSH to connect to an SSH Device endpoint and PUPM uses different accounts to connect to and manage the endpoint, you check out both accounts. Use the credentials for the connection account to connect to the SSH Device endpoint, then use the credentials for the administration account to su to that account.

To check out a privileged account password

1. Click Home, My Accounts, My Privileged Accounts.

   The My Accounts page appears, displaying the accounts available for you to check out.

2. (Optional) Select an attribute for the search, type in the filter value, and click Search.

   A refined list of privileged accounts that match the filter criteria appears.

3. Select the account that you want to check out and the endpoint, then select one of the following options from the Actions menu:
   • Select Checkout to check out the password
   • Select the Login Application you configured to log into the endpoint
   • Select Show Password to display the password
   • Select Copy to Clipboard to copy the password to a clipboard
   • Select Advanced Login to configure the login application and host name of the endpoint you want to log in to

   CA Access Control Enterprise Management submits the task and proceeds according to the option you selected.

   If you have selected to log in to the endpoint, CA Access Control Enterprise Management displays a confirmation message and a window on the endpoint opens and logs you in.

   Note: If this is the first time that you attempt to log in to the endpoint, a dialog box opens requesting you to confirm the action before you can connect to the endpoint.

   Important! On Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, enable the "Automatic prompting of ActiveX controls" in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser security settings. If disabled, the browser blocks the ActiveX file required to run the Remote Desktop application.

More information:

How PUPM Connects to UNIX Endpoints