Two types of user exist in Equinox; Users and Administrators. Administrators have unrestricted access to all users, including the ability to modify a user's rights and privileges, change user settings, block access to specific files, and control what actions can be performed within Equinox itself. The Equinox user-management framework relies on a trust system between administrators, since no administrator is more powerful than any other, with each able to grant or remove administrator rights to a user.

User passwords can be edited, their environments reset and their actions limited (see below), depending on the level of trust a user is allocated. Since actions such as viewing the options window, or shutting-down the computer are all controlled by 'CodeIDs' (identifiers than enable or disable certain actions in the shell) in Equinox, any of the above can be disabled by an administrator to prevent the user from carrying-out that operation.

Enabling/disabling specific user actions

The ability to limit users to using certain files, folders or programs by specifying files to block or allow, means that administrators have complete control over a user's actions in their environment. Blocking unwanted programs, for example is a great advantage when it comes to policing what users are capable of in a group situation. Furthermore, a user's environment can be restored to its original state, including all file shortcuts and other customisations, with a click of a button.

Overall, Equinox provides the complete user-management system, applicable to single computers with multiple users, and client-server network situations alike. All aspects of a user's interaction with a computer, and the network can be controlled, through a simple point-and-click interface for administrators. For more information regarding the Equinox networking technologies please visit this page.