Admin user roles

The purpose of roles is to authorize each user to view and modify only the content that is required for that user. For example, a system administrator requires write access to the pages required for FortiPortal configuration, but does not need write access to the customer information.

Each role defines the access rights of the user to specific FortiPortal pages and components. The user may have read-write access to the content, or it may be hidden/read-only.

You can assign one or more roles to a user. For example, a user with Sys Admin and FortiPortal Admin roles is a “Super Admin,” with read-write access to all administrator pages and all Customer Portal pages.

The system provides a set of default administrative roles. Using the FortiPortal Roles user interface, you can also create new roles or customize the default roles.

The following table describes the default roles for administrative users:

Settings	Guidelines
FPC Admin	The FortiPortal Admin role provides read-write access to all of the FortiPortal pages, but with read-only access to administrator settings, system log, and themes. The FortiPortal Admin role also provides read-write access to the customer portal.
System Admin	The System Admin role provides read-only access to all of the FortiPortal pages. In addition, this role provides read-write access to the administrator settings, system log, and themes. The customer portal is hidden for the Sys Admin role.
Admin Monitor	The System Admin role provides read-only access to all of the FortiPortal admin portal and the customer portal.