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  3. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  5. Section I. Managing security
  7. Managing role-based access control
  9. Manage access
  11. Manage the permissions for an area of the web UI

Manage the permissions for an area of the web UI

The Manage access permission allows a user to manage the roles and role permissions for a specific area of the web UI. For example, a user that has View and Manage access for User sessions can view and manage the roles that have access to the User sessions settings and the permissions that those roles have.

Add a role and give access to an area of the web UI

To add a role and give access to an area of the web UI

  1. On the left, select the node for which you want to manage access.
  2. On the top right, click Manage permissions.

    For some categories, the option is available from a menu of options at the top right. For example, for VMware select VMware settings > Manage permissions.

  3. Click Add.
  4. Select the role you want to add and select the permissions that you want the role to have.
  5. Click Save.
Edit the permissions for a role that has access to an area of the web UI

To edit the permissions for a role that has access to an area of the web UI

  1. On the left, select the node for which you want to manage access.
  2. On the top right, click Manage permissions.

    For some categories, the option is available from a menu of options at the top right. For example, for VMware select VMware settings > Manage permissions.

  3. Select the role that you want to edit and click Actions > Edit.
  4. Select or remove the permissions for the role and click Save.
Remove a role that has access to an area of the web UI

To remove a role that has access to an area of the web UI

  1. On the left, select the node for which you want to manage access.
  2. On the top right, click Manage permissions.

    For some categories, the option is available from a menu of options at the top right. For example, for VMware select VMware settings > Manage permissions.

  3. Select the role that you want to remove and click Remove > Remove.

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