Replace First User

Required User Role: Administrator

By default, the first user is the first Security Manager user account you create during setup. You can promote a different Security Manager account to first user to replace the previous Security Manager account.

When you replace a first user with a different Security Manager account, the promoted Security Manager will absorb the contents of the previous Security Manager's account. The promoted Security Manager account will keep both its objects and the objects of the previous Security Manager account, because that data is not cleared before the migration. After the replacement, the promoted Security Manager loses any previous notifications and running jobs.

Note: When you promote a certificate-based user account to first user, the promoted user account automatically changes to password-based authentication.

Before you begin

  • These steps assume you already have more than one Security Manager account. If you do not already have a second Security Manager account, create a new user account with the Security Manager role. For more information about creating user accounts, see User Accounts.

To replace the first user with a different Security Manager user account:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.

  2. Click Users > Users.

    The Users page appears.

  3. Right-click the row for the current Security Manager first user.

    The actions menu appears.

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    Select the check box for the current Security Manager first user.

    The available actions appear at the top of the table.

  4. Click Replace First User.

    The Replace First User window appears.

  5. In the Users drop-down, select the Security Manager that you want to promote to first user.

  6. In the New Password box, enter a new password for the user.

  7. Click Replace.

    The Security Manager you selected in step 5 is promoted to first user.