User Administration
About Users
The Asset Manager default users are:
- admin - Always has the sysadmin role and superuser privileges
- manager - Performs the manager role for the default organization and manages the organization to which he/she belongs
These user names (admin and manager) cannot be changed or deleted.
The Asset Manager default roles are:
- Viewer - Read-only access to the Asset Manager GUI
- Manager - Handles Asset Manager-specific activities such as managing own organization, creating zones and collectors, assigning roles to users, subscribing to notifications, configuring dashboards
- SysAdmin - Cannot log in to the Asset Manager GUI unless also given the Viewer role, the Manager role, or has been flagged as a superuser.
To limit the control of users you create:
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Go to Settings > Users.
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Select a user and then click Edit Use
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Change the values as needed:
- Username - This value comes from Asset Manager's database and cannot be changed.
- Full Name - Correct the name associated with the user name, if necessary.
- Password - Change the user's password here.
- API Key - Enable, disable, or change the API key associated with a user.
- Role - Click the check boxes to indicate which role or roles the user will perform. A user can have different roles depending on which organization is active.
- Click Update.
The updated user attributes are saved.