Admin role permissions reference
The following tables list the permissions available when configuring an admin role. The tables also include a description of what the permission allows the user to do and a link to the relevant section in this guide.
Permissions that apply to Chromebook management are denoted with an asterisk (*).
Endpoint permissions
|
Permission |
Link to description |
|---|---|
| Manage LDAPs | Manage connections to LDAP servers to import users from. See User Servers. |
| Manage Google domains* | Manage connections to Google domains to decide which Chromebooks to manage. See Google Domains. |
| Manage custom groups | Create, rename, and edit groups to manage endpoints. See Managing groups. |
| Run commands on endpoints | Perform actions to endpoints on the Endpoints pane, including uploading FortiClient logs, requesting diagnostic results, and so on. See Managing endpoints. |
|
Block/Unblock/Quarantine/Unquarantine/Reregister endpoints |
Manage endpoint access to the network through blocking, quarantine, and registration. See Managing endpoints. |
| Manage and assign endpoint policies |
See Endpoint Policy. |
| View group assignment rules |
View group assignment rules. See Group assignment rules. |
| Manage group assignment rules |
Create, delete, and edit group assignment rules. See Group assignment rules. |
| View endpoint filter bookmarks |
View endpoint filter bookmarks. See Using bookmarks to filter the list of endpoints. |
| Manage endpoint filter bookmarks |
Create, delete, and edit endpoint filter bookmarks. See Using bookmarks to filter the list of endpoints. |
| View quarantine management |
View lists of quarantined and allowlisted files. See Quarantine Management. |
| Manage quarantine management |
Allowlist and restore quarantined files and remove files from the allowlist. See Quarantine Management. |
| View software inventory |
See Software Inventory. |
| Manage software inventory |
See Software Inventory. |
Policy permissions
|
Permission |
Link to description |
|---|---|
|
View endpoint policies* |
View endpoint policies. See Endpoint Policy. |
| View endpoint profiles* | View endpoint profiles. See Endpoint Profiles. |
| Manage endpoint profiles* | Create, delete, and edit endpoint profiles. See Endpoint Profiles. |
|
View host verification rules |
View compliance verification rules. See Compliance Verification Rules. |
|
Manage host verification rules |
Create, delete, and edit compliance verification rules. See Compliance Verification Rules. |
| View telemetry server lists | View Telemetry server lists. Telemetry Server Lists. |
| Manage telemetry server lists | Create, delete, and edit Telemetry server lists. See Telemetry Server Lists. |
|
View installers |
View installers. Managing installers |
|
Manage installers |
Create, delete, and edit installers. See Managing installers. |
|
View CA certificates |
View CA certificates. See Policy Components. |
|
Manage CA certificates |
Upload, import, and delete CA certificates. See Policy Components. |
Setting permissions
|
Permission |
Link to description |
|---|---|
| View server settings* | View Server settings. See Configuring Server settings |
| Manage server settings* | Modify Server settings. See Configuring Server settings. |
| View FortiGuard settings | View FortiGuard settings. See Configuring Fortinet Services settings. |
| Manage FortiGuard settings | Modify FortiGuard settings. See Configuring Fortinet Services settings. |
|
View endpoint settings |
View Endpoints settings. See Configuring Endpoints settings. |
|
Manage endpoint settings |
Modify Endpoints settings. See Configuring Endpoints settings. |
|
View login banner settings* |
View login banner settings. See Configuring the login banner. |
|
Manage login banner settings* |
Modify login banner settings. See Configuring the login banner. |
|
View alert settings* |
View Alerts settings. See Alerts. |
|
Manage alert settings* |
Modify Alerts settings. See Alerts. |
|
View custom message settings |
View endpoint quarantine message settings. See Customizing the endpoint quarantine message. |
|
Manage custom message settings |
Modify endpoint quarantine message settings. See Customizing the endpoint quarantine message. |