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title: Identity Source: Local Users
slug: epmm/system-manager-guide/identity-source-local-users
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:58:36.348Z
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System Manager maintains a user database that is separate from the Admin Portal database. The user you specify when you install Ivanti EPMM is created as a separate user in each database. All users in the System Manager database are local users with the following privileges that cannot be changed:
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- System Manager access
:::hint{type="info"}
**Important**! Local users in the System Manager database are separate users from the local users that you define in the Admin Portal.
:::
Use the **Security > Identity Source > Local Users **menu options to perform the following tasks using:
- [Adding local System Manager users](docId\:QvCpTUzuJPzrSTYaG7Cvi)
- [Editing local System Manager users](docId\:QvCpTUzuJPzrSTYaG7Cvi)
- [Deleting local System Manager users](docId\:QvCpTUzuJPzrSTYaG7Cvi)
## Adding local System Manager users
**Procedure **
1. Log in to System Manager.
2. Go to **Security **>** Identity Source **> **Local Users**.
3. Click **Add**.
4. Modify one or more of the fields, as necessary.
Refer to [Add New User window](docId\:QvCpTUzuJPzrSTYaG7Cvi) table for details.
5. Click **Apply** >** OK.**
## Add New User window
The following table summarizes fields and descriptions in the **Add New Users **window:
Table: Add New User Fields
| Fields | Description |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| User ID | Enter the unique identifier to assign to this user. The user ID is case sensitive. |
| First Name | Enter the user’s first name. |
| Last Name | Enter the user’s last name. |
| Password | Enter a password for the user.
Valid passwords are determined by the password policy for System Manager local users.
For details, see:
- [System Manager local user password policy overview](docId\:FDjPFNX1ds5Mm1TiELKv4)
- [Setting password policy](docId\:FDjPFNX1ds5Mm1TiELKv4)
Enter a password for the user based on the Password Policy configured by the administrator in the System Manager (**Security > Identity Source > Password Policy**). However the following password requirements cannot be changed:
- cannot be the same as the user ID
- cannot contain the Grave accent character
- cannot contain the space character
- cannot have 4 or more repeating characters
- users cannot change a password more than once during a 24 hour period |
| Confirm Password | Confirm the password for the user. |
| Space | This field is not configurable. It is set to the global space. |
| Email | Enter the user’s email address. |
| EDIPI | Department of Defense customers only:
Enter the user's the Department of Defense identification number, also known as the Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier.
This field is required if your configuration on Security > Advanced > Portal Authentication specifies certificate authentication for access to the System Manager using a common access card (CAC). |
**Related topics**
[Advanced: Portal Authentication](docId\:WTBKuxG9WrktXB_8P-X7x)
## Editing local System Manager users
**Procedure **
1. Log in to the System Manager.
2. Select **Security** > **Identity Source** > Local Users.
3. Select the user ID of the entry to display the information for that user.
4. Make your changes.
Refer to [Add New User window](docId\:QvCpTUzuJPzrSTYaG7Cvi) table for details.
You cannot change the user ID.
5. Click **Apply** > **OK.**
## Deleting local System Manager users
**Procedure **
1. Log in to the System Manager.
2. Select **Security** >** Identity Source** > **Local** **Users**.
3. Select one or more check boxes for the users you want to delete.
4. Click **Delete**.
You cannot delete the user you logged in with.
5. Click **Yes** > **OK**.