Logging in and selecting a user account

Logging in and selecting a user account 1:

Allow operating system access for authorized users only

The content of the user database is protected against manipulation with a signature. The names of groups, object protection levels and users are not encrypted and could be read. Access to the IPC should be restricted to authorized users via the operating system.

Logging in and selecting a user account 2:

No changes in settings of a user database when a project is open

No project may be open when changing the settings of a user database.

The user can be changed either via the toolbar or via the main menu item TwinCAT -> Change Active User:

Logging in and selecting a user account 3:

Logging in and selecting a user account 4:

The user should only be changed when no project is loaded.