System > Admin Roles Create / Delete

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Administrators belong to none, one, or more administrator roles.  Administrators in the same role may share scripts and Agent installation packages.  Administrators in the same role have access to the same machine groups assigned to the admin role.

How do I create a new administrator role?

To create a new administrator role:

  1. Type in a name for the new administrator role.

  2. Press CREATE. The new role is created and appears in the role list.

Member Administrators information is displayed to show the administrators belonging to each role.  An administrator may belong to more than one admin role.

How do I rename an existing administrator role?

To rename an administrator role:

  1. Click the edit icon beside an administrator role you wish to rename.

  2. Type in the new name for the administrator role.

  3. Press OK to rename, or Cancel.

How do I delete an administrator role?

To delete an administrator role:

  1. Select the checkbox next to the administrator role you want to delete. More than one checkbox can be selected if you wish to delete more than one role at the same time.

  2. Press DELETE. A dialog box confirms the deletion. Press OK to delete, or Cancel.

  3. The administrator role(s) are deleted.

The Master role cannot be deleted.  Being a member of the Master role grants an administrator privileges to configure settings for the server as well as administer both administrator and user accounts.  Administrators who are not a member of the Master role may only administer user accounts.

Explanation of items on this page

The following elements are displayed in the Create / Delete function:

Enter name for new administrator role

Enter the name for the administrator role to create.

Create

Press CREATE to create the new administrator role.

Delete

Press DELETE to delete the administrator role(s) that are selected.  Select the roles by checking the checkbox next to each role you wish to delete.

Role Name

The existing administrator roles are displayed under the column labeled role Name.

Member Administrators

The administrators belonging to each role are displayed under the column labeled Member Administrators.

Edit icon

Click on the edit icon beside each administrator role name you wish to rename.