About user types
There are three portal user types:
User Type | Rights |
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Administrator | Manage user accounts and set up host groups at or below the Administrator's assigned group. An Administrator can create both End User and Administrator accounts, but only within the Administrator's home group. In an MSP (Managed Services Provider) environment, each client has Administrator accounts that have access only to the client's domain and only the host groups within that domain. Note: Portal upgrades will automatically enable privileges for newly added reports and the display of the view including all objects, for all Administrators. Refer to the release notes for the list of reports and features introduced in a specific product release. |
Super User | A Super User's privileges cannot be revised by any other user. Everything an Administrator can do in addition to the following:
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End User |
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To create a user account
When you create a user account, you add user details and a password. Users can modify their passwords and some of their profile information, however, they cannot modify their access privileges. Access privileges and group membership is setup through a separate operation.
Preferences for locale, number and date formatting are set by the user using the user account menu.
See Manage your profile and set a language preference.
- Select Admin > Users > Users and Privileges. The window displays all Portal users.
- Click Add to create a new user. The Add User dialog is displayed.
- Complete the fields.
Required fields are denoted with an asterisk. First name and Last name fields are limited to 64 characters.
The Login ID should be in an email format, as required by LDAP. This field is limited to 128 characters.
From the selector, select the User Type. For a definition of the privileges associated with a user type,
See About user types.
Select a Home Host group. A home host group is a host group to which a user belongs. This limits a user's access to data. A user can access any host groups that are lower in the hierarchy from the home host group.
- Click OK to create the user.
