Logon App + Local Admin

Garrett

For those of you using the logon app, how are you handling the local admin account? It is very rarely used, but in the event that it needed to be how do you login to it with the Logon App installed? My understanding is that it applies to all users, local and domain. Do you create a user in Authpoint, not tied to LDAP, for that user name?

james.carson

Hi Garret,

If the local account name is the same as the domain name, AuthPoint will match the two together.

If they're different, you'll need to make an additional account in AuthPoint.

You can see the situations listed in the "requirements" section in this article:
(Configure MFA for a Computer or Server)
https://www.watchguard.com/help/docs/help-center/en-US/Content/en-US/authpoint/logon-app_about.html

Garrett

Got it. Thanks James!