Sessions - View Sessions

What can I do here?

You can see a list of connected user sessions and, optionally, disconnect user sessions. You can filter the sessions shown by:

• Domain
• Client application
• Connection mode (Read or Read/Write)
• Connectivity status (Connected or Disconnected)

Use this window to see which administrator accounts are connected to the Security Management Server. You can also disconnect an account.

Working with Sessions

You can see information about the SmartConsole sessions that are connected to the Security Management Server.

When an administrator changes objects, they are saved and locked. Another administrator with Manage Sessions permissions can unlock the changed objects, by publishing, or discarding the session. This allows other administrators to work with those objects. You can also publish, discard, or take over sessions that are disconnected. Disconnecting a session does not unlock the locked objects.

To see session information:

Click Manage & Settings > Sessions > View Sessions.

To unlock a session that is locked by another administrator:

• To make the changes available to all administrators, and disconnect the administrator's SmartConsole session: right-click the session and select Publish & Disconnect.
• To discard the session changes and disconnect the administrator's SmartConsole session: right-click the session and select Discard & Disconnect.
• To take over a session of another administrator, and disconnect the other administrator's SmartConsole session: right-click the session and select Take over.

  Note - Publish your changes before you take over a session of another administrator, if you want to keep them. Otherwise, you lose those changes.

Working with Database Revisions

To see saved database versions:

In SmartConsole, go to Manage & Settings > Revisions.

To see the changes made during a specific revision:

1. In the Manage & Settings > Revisions window, select revision.

   The bottom pane shows the audit logs of the changes made in the revision.

2. Optional: Click View.

   A separate read-only SmartConsole session opens.

To delete all versions of the database that are older than the selected version:

1. In the Manage & Settings > Revisions window, select a revision.
2. Click Purge.
3. In the confirmation window that opens, click Yes.

   Important - Deletion is irreversible. When you purge, that revision and older revisions are deleted permanently.