If a user is member of a group, it gets the permissions of that group. If a user belongs to multiple user groups, the sum of all user group permissions applies to the user. If a user has more granted permissions than the user group, the user keeps its permissions.
The applicable permissions for the currently selected user, i.e., the user rights and group permissions, are shown as Effective permissions.
Assigning permissions
You can assign different permissions to a user. The rights of the currently selected user are selected and listed in the User permissions sub-tab.
Enable or disable the desired permissions for a user.
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Option |
Description |
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Manage users |
Allows you to create, change and delete users and user groups |
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Manage settings |
Enables access to the Settings menu and thus to Systems configuration |
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Change own password in user profile |
The permission to change the user's own password is enabled by default for all users, i.e., the checkmark is set. If users or groups are not allowed to change their own password, disable this permission. |
Note |
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You cannot disable any permissions for the "admin" user because this user always has all permissions. |
Group permissions
Group permissions apply to all group members and cannot be removed from individual group users. However, you can assign additional rights to individual group users.
The effective permissions that were assigned to a user are selected under Effective permissions.
The previously created groups are listed under Group memberships. To create new groups, see Creating and managing user groups.
You can enable or disable a user's membership of a group under Group memberships.