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system admin

Use this command to configure FortiMail administrator accounts.

By default, FortiMail units have a single administrator account, admin. For more granular control over administrative access, you can create additional administrator accounts that are restricted to being able to configure a specific protected domain and/or with restricted permissions. For more information, see the FortiMail Administration Guide.

Syntax

config system admin

edit <name_str>

set status {enable | disable}

set access {cli | gui | rest}

set access-profile <profile_name>

set auth-strategy {cloud | ldap | local | pki | radius | sso}

set language <lang_str>

set level {domain | domain-group | system}

set ldap-profile <profile_name>

set password <password_str>

set pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

set radius-profile <profile_name>

set sshkey <key_str>

set sso-profile <profile_name>

set theme {Blue |Green | Light-Blue | Red}

set trusted-hosts <host_ipv4mask>

set webmode {advanced | cloud-api | simple}

end

Variable

Description

Default

<name_str>

Enter the name of the administrator account.

status {enable | disable}

Enable to activate the administrator account.

disable

access {cli | gui | rest}

Select the access method allowed for the administrator.

Access methods require that you also enabled the associated protocols on the network interface where the administrator connects.

cli gui rest

access-profile <profile_name>

Enter the name of an access profile that determines which functional areas the administrator account is allowed to view or affect.

auth-strategy {cloud | ldap | local | pki | radius | sso}

Select the local or remote type of authentication that the administrator will be able to use.

local

language <lang_str>

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display language of the GUI. Available languages vary by whether or not you have installed additional language resource files.

To view a list of languages, enter a question mark ( ? ).

english

level {domain | domain-group | system}

Select the administrator's access level.

system

ldap-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is ldap, enter the LDAP profile that you want to use.

password <password_str>

If auth-strategy is local or radius, enter the password for the administrator account.

Caution

Do not enter a FortiMail administrator password less than 8 characters long. For better security, enter a longer password with a complex combination of characters and numbers, and change the password regularly.

Failure to provide a strong password could compromise the security of your FortiMail unit.

pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

If auth-strategy is pki, enter the name of a PKI user.

Whether the administrator is required to log in only with a valid personal certificate or password-style authentication fallback is allowed varies by your configuration of .

radius-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is radius, enter the name of a RADIUS authentication profile that you want to use.

sshkey <key_str>

Enter the SSH public key string surrounded in single straight quotes ( ' ).

When connecting from an SSH client that presents this key, the administrator will not need to provide their account name and password in order to log in to the CLI.

sso-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is sso, enter the SSO profile that you want to use.

theme {Blue |Green | Light-Blue | Red}

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display theme when logging in.

Green

trusted-hosts <host_ipv4mask>

Enter one to three IP addresses and netmasks from which the administrator can log in to the FortiMail unit. Separate each IP address and netmask pair with a comma ( , ).

To allow the administrator to authenticate from any IP address, enter 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0.

0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

webmode {advanced | cloud-api | simple}

Enter which display mode will initially appear when the administrator logs in to the GUI.

The administrator can switch the display mode during their session; this setting only affects the initial state of the display.

simple

Related topics

profile ldap

profile sso

sensitive data

system accprofile

system interface

system web-service

user pki

system admin

Use this command to configure FortiMail administrator accounts.

By default, FortiMail units have a single administrator account, admin. For more granular control over administrative access, you can create additional administrator accounts that are restricted to being able to configure a specific protected domain and/or with restricted permissions. For more information, see the FortiMail Administration Guide.

Syntax

config system admin

edit <name_str>

set status {enable | disable}

set access {cli | gui | rest}

set access-profile <profile_name>

set auth-strategy {cloud | ldap | local | pki | radius | sso}

set language <lang_str>

set level {domain | domain-group | system}

set ldap-profile <profile_name>

set password <password_str>

set pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

set radius-profile <profile_name>

set sshkey <key_str>

set sso-profile <profile_name>

set theme {Blue |Green | Light-Blue | Red}

set trusted-hosts <host_ipv4mask>

set webmode {advanced | cloud-api | simple}

end

Variable

Description

Default

<name_str>

Enter the name of the administrator account.

status {enable | disable}

Enable to activate the administrator account.

disable

access {cli | gui | rest}

Select the access method allowed for the administrator.

Access methods require that you also enabled the associated protocols on the network interface where the administrator connects.

cli gui rest

access-profile <profile_name>

Enter the name of an access profile that determines which functional areas the administrator account is allowed to view or affect.

auth-strategy {cloud | ldap | local | pki | radius | sso}

Select the local or remote type of authentication that the administrator will be able to use.

local

language <lang_str>

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display language of the GUI. Available languages vary by whether or not you have installed additional language resource files.

To view a list of languages, enter a question mark ( ? ).

english

level {domain | domain-group | system}

Select the administrator's access level.

system

ldap-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is ldap, enter the LDAP profile that you want to use.

password <password_str>

If auth-strategy is local or radius, enter the password for the administrator account.

Caution

Do not enter a FortiMail administrator password less than 8 characters long. For better security, enter a longer password with a complex combination of characters and numbers, and change the password regularly.

Failure to provide a strong password could compromise the security of your FortiMail unit.

pkiuser <pkiuser_str>

If auth-strategy is pki, enter the name of a PKI user.

Whether the administrator is required to log in only with a valid personal certificate or password-style authentication fallback is allowed varies by your configuration of .

radius-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is radius, enter the name of a RADIUS authentication profile that you want to use.

sshkey <key_str>

Enter the SSH public key string surrounded in single straight quotes ( ' ).

When connecting from an SSH client that presents this key, the administrator will not need to provide their account name and password in order to log in to the CLI.

sso-profile <profile_name>

If auth-strategy is sso, enter the SSO profile that you want to use.

theme {Blue |Green | Light-Blue | Red}

Enter this administrator account’s preference for the display theme when logging in.

Green

trusted-hosts <host_ipv4mask>

Enter one to three IP addresses and netmasks from which the administrator can log in to the FortiMail unit. Separate each IP address and netmask pair with a comma ( , ).

To allow the administrator to authenticate from any IP address, enter 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0.

0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0

webmode {advanced | cloud-api | simple}

Enter which display mode will initially appear when the administrator logs in to the GUI.

The administrator can switch the display mode during their session; this setting only affects the initial state of the display.

simple

Related topics

profile ldap

profile sso

sensitive data

system accprofile

system interface

system web-service

user pki