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Managing administrator accounts

Managing administrator accounts

Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrator to view the list of administrators and manage administrator accounts.

Only administrators with the Super_User profile can see the complete administrators list. If you do not have certain viewing permissions, you will not see the administrator list. When ADOMs are enabled, administrators can only access the ADOMs they have permission to access.

The following options are available:

Create New

Create a new administrator. See Creating administrators.

Edit

Edit the selected administrator. See Editing administrators.

Clone

Clone the selected administrator.

Delete

Delete the selected administrator or administrators. See Deleting administrators.

Table View/Tile View

Change the view of the administrator list.

Table view shows a list of the administrators in a table format. Tile view shows a separate card for each administrator in a grid pattern.

Column Settings

Change the displayed columns.

Search

Search the administrators.

Change Password

Change the selected administrator's password. This option is only available from the right-click menu. See Editing administrators.

The following information is shown:

Seq.#

The sequence number.

Name

The name the administrator uses to log in.

Type

The user type, as well as if the administrator uses a wildcard.

Profile

The profile applied to the administrator. See Administrator profiles

ADOMs

The ADOMs the administrator has access to or is excluded from.

Policy Packages

The policy packages the administrator can access.

Comments

Comments about the administrator account. This column is hidden by default.

Trusted IPv4 Hosts

The IPv4 trusted host(s) associated with the administrator. See Trusted hosts.

Trusted IPv6 Hosts

The IPv6 trusted host(s) associated with the administrator. See Trusted hosts. This column is hidden by default.

Contact Email

The contact email associated with the administrator. This column is hidden by default.

Contact Phone

The contact phone number associated with the administrator. This column is hidden by default.

Managing administrator accounts

Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrator to view the list of administrators and manage administrator accounts.

Only administrators with the Super_User profile can see the complete administrators list. If you do not have certain viewing permissions, you will not see the administrator list. When ADOMs are enabled, administrators can only access the ADOMs they have permission to access.

The following options are available:

Create New

Create a new administrator. See Creating administrators.

Edit

Edit the selected administrator. See Editing administrators.

Clone

Clone the selected administrator.

Delete

Delete the selected administrator or administrators. See Deleting administrators.

Table View/Tile View

Change the view of the administrator list.

Table view shows a list of the administrators in a table format. Tile view shows a separate card for each administrator in a grid pattern.

Column Settings

Change the displayed columns.

Search

Search the administrators.

Change Password

Change the selected administrator's password. This option is only available from the right-click menu. See Editing administrators.

The following information is shown:

Seq.#

The sequence number.

Name

The name the administrator uses to log in.

Type

The user type, as well as if the administrator uses a wildcard.

Profile

The profile applied to the administrator. See Administrator profiles

ADOMs

The ADOMs the administrator has access to or is excluded from.

Policy Packages

The policy packages the administrator can access.

Comments

Comments about the administrator account. This column is hidden by default.

Trusted IPv4 Hosts

The IPv4 trusted host(s) associated with the administrator. See Trusted hosts.

Trusted IPv6 Hosts

The IPv6 trusted host(s) associated with the administrator. See Trusted hosts. This column is hidden by default.

Contact Email

The contact email associated with the administrator. This column is hidden by default.

Contact Phone

The contact phone number associated with the administrator. This column is hidden by default.