System > Group Access
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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 administrator role have access to the same machine groups.
How do I assign machine groups to an administrator role?
To assign machine groups to an administrator role:
Select the checkbox next to the administrator role you wish to assign one or more machine groups. More than one checkbox can be selected if you wish to assign machine groups to more than one admin role at the same time.
Select the machine groups by clicking the left mouse button over the machine group name. More than one admin role can be selected by holding down the <CTRL> key while selecting additional machine group names.
Press Add to assign the selected machine groups to the selected admin roles.
Note: Adding a machine group automatically adds access to any associated subgroups.
How do I remove machine groups from an administrator role?
To remove machine groups from an administrator role:
Select the checkbox next to the administrator role from which you wish to remove one or more machine groups. More than one checkbox can be selected if you wish to remove machine groups from multiple administrator roles at the same time.
Select the machine groups by clicking the left mouse button over the machine group name. More than one machine group can be selected by holding down the <CTRL> key while selecting additional machine group names.
Press Remove to remove the selected machine groups from the selected admin roles.
Note: Removing a machine group automatically removes access to any associated subgroups.
How do I rename an existing administrator role?
To rename an administrator role:
Click the edit icon beside an administrator role you wish to rename.
Type in the new name for the administrator role.
Press OK to rename, or Cancel.
Explanation of items on this page
The following elements are displayed in the Membership function:
Give administrator roles access to machine groups
A list of all existing machine groups is displayed. You may assign machine groups to one or more administrator roles.
Add
Press ADD to add machine group(s) to the selected administrator role(s).
Remove
Press REMOVE to remove machine group(s) from the selected administrator role(s).
Admin role
Each administrator role defined is displayed under Admin role. The Master role is designated with a beige background. All other roles are designated by two alternating shades of grey. Members of the Master admin role can create and manage both user and admin accounts, as well as configure the VSA server settings. Members of all other admin roles can create and manage user accounts.
Machine Group
Lists the groups that the administrator role has permission to administer. If the administrator role has permission to administer all groups, All Group IDs is listed in the Machine Group column. Administrators with membership to the admin role have permission to manage all machines in the machine groups assigned to the admin role.
Edit icon
Click on the edit icon beside each administrator role name you wish to rename.