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Testing user security

Administrators and other users who manage security may need to log into Axiom Software as other users, in order to test security permissions. For example, you may define a table access filter for a particular security role. In order to test that the filter is providing access to table data as expected, you can log in as a non-admin user who belongs to that role.

Using the Security Management dialog, you can "log in as" another user, for the purposes of testing their security settings.

To log in as a different user:

1. On the Axiom tab, in the Administration group, click Manage > Security > Security Manager.

   NOTE: In systems with installed products, this feature may be located on the Admin tab. In the System Management group, click Security > Security Manager.

2. In the Security Management dialog, select the user whom you want to log in as. The following limitations apply:

   • Subsystem administrators can only log in as users who belong to their subsystem.
   • If a user is an administrator, subsystem administrators and users with the Administer Security permission cannot log in as that user.
   • The "log in as" feature cannot be used with users who are Axiom Support users.
3. In the lower left-hand corner, click Log in as selected user.

A new instance of Axiom Software is launched, and you are automatically logged in as the selected user—you do not need to input a user name and password. The client version for the instance is whichever client version you are currently using (Excel Client or Windows Client).