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Ways to adopt a user to a Sophos Safeguard encrypted computer

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In Sophos Safeguard are different user types and different options to get access. User types SGN Owner: %USERNAME% (can adopt users) SGN User: *_admin, *_op and adopted users Administrator Users: *Administartor*, admin, *azubihis*, srvadmin POA Users: Since Version 5.60 POA users are possible Ways to get access After a Challenge / Response is the next user who logs on to the computer SGN User or SGN Owner (when no owner is declared) and a valid certificate. On the Sophos POA a SGN User type in the credentials and remark "Pass through logon to Windows" and click "OK". The next user will get a SGN User and a valid certificate. The administrator open the Sophos Safeguard Management Suite. Drag&Drop the user to the specified computer and choose between SGN Owner and SGN User. Login as Operator or Admin and start "Sophos_Safeguard_WOLstart" at Desktop. After the computer restarted the user will ge...