{"id":37866,"date":"2018-04-20T12:05:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T04:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/help\/?page_id=37866"},"modified":"2024-07-05T10:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:32:40","slug":"add-an-administrator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/security\/add-an-administrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Add an Administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"left-bar\">This article applies to versions 4.6 and later of IFS OI Explorer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"overview\">When IFS OI Explorer is first installed, an <strong>Administrators<\/strong> role is created by default. This role\u00a0allows superuser administration access for all modules, and therefore resources and objects, in the system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">You may wish to change this, and create different administrative roles for each module. The system is flexible and will support your desired structure - you can repurpose this role, rename it, or delete it if you wish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\">Note: The default\u00a0<em>Administrator<\/em> user should not be used to log into the application to create pages and trends. The intended purpose of the user is as a system administrator only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">There are two types of administrator users:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li><strong>Security<\/strong> admin: This is required in order to assign resource-level privileges for a role. Only Security admins can access the Security <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37821\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png 22w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon-20x24.png 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/>\u00a0section of Server Management, however Security admins cannot change object-level privileges.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37972\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin.png 403w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-150x20.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-24x3.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-36x5.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-48x6.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module<\/strong> admin:\u00a0An admin user for a specified module will have all the privileges for all resources within that module. This type of admin user is also able to change the assigned privileges for objects associated with resources in that module, however they cannot access the\u00a0Security <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37821\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png 22w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon-20x24.png 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 17px) 100vw, 17px\" \/>\u00a0section of Server Management.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37973\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module.png 403w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module-24x10.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module-36x14.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-module-48x19.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">In this article, we will explore how to add users to the default Administrators role, and how to change privileges for the role. These instructions would also apply if you created a different role for administrators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/security\/how-security-works\/\">How Security Works<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/security\/how-roles-work\/\">How Roles Work<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/security\/create-a-role-with-privileges\/\">Creating a Role<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Adding and Removing Users<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">If you want to change who is assigned to the Administrators role, you can do this from the <strong>Roles<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">1. In IFS OI Server Management,\u00a0 click the <b>Security\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37821 \" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png 22w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon-20x24.png 20w\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"19\" \/><\/b>\u00a0icon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">2. Click\u00a0<strong>Roles\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/roles-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"12\" height=\"20\" \/><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">3. Click the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Administrators\u00a0<\/b><\/span>role in the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">4. Click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button at the right of the <strong>Assigned Users<\/strong> list (or Assigned User Groups, if that is your target).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role.png\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37869\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1514\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role.png 1514w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role-1280x655.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role-36x18.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-role-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The list of <strong>Assigned Users<\/strong> expands to two columns: <strong>All Users<\/strong> on the left and <strong>Assigned Users<\/strong> on the right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Assigned Users<\/em> are the users who have been added to this role.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>To <strong>add<\/strong> a new user, drag and drop someone from the <strong>All Users<\/strong> list (on the left) to the <strong>Assigned Users<\/strong> list (on the right).<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To <strong>remove<\/strong> a user from the role, hover over the user in the <strong>Assigned Users<\/strong> list on the right, and click the <strong>Trash<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/deleteicon.png\" alt=\"Delete bin trash icon\" width=\"17\" height=\"18\" \/>\u00a0icon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user.png\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37870\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user.png 724w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user-36x19.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-admin-user-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Changing Privileges<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The following example shows how to change administrative privileges for this role. Admin level privileges are available to modules only, and means the role has all privileges for all resources and therefore objects in that module.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">For example, Admin privileges for Explorer means that the role has Edit and Delete for Styles, and View, Edit, and Delete for workspaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/security\/how-roles-work\/\">How Roles Work<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">1. Open IFS OI Server Management, and click the <b>Security\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon.png 22w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/security-lock-icon-20x24.png 20w\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"26\" \/><\/b>\u00a0icon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">2. Click\u00a0<strong>Role Privileges\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/role-privileges-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" \/><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">3. Click the <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Administrators\u00a0<\/b><\/span>role in the list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv.png\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37885\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1610\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv.png 1610w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv-150x44.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv-1280x378.png 1280w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv-24x7.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv-36x11.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/security-46-role-admin-priv-48x14.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The page updates to show the privileges matrix for modules and resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Admin level privileges are assigned at the module level.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li><strong>Security Admin<\/strong> grants the user access to the Security section of Server Management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Module Privileges<\/strong> grants admin privileges over all resources and objects in the selected module. When selecting this, the privileges for resources belonging to this module will all turn blue, to indicate that the privilege is inherited from the module-level privilege.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">4. Assign the appropriate privileges, and then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The admin users will receive updated privileges in a hour, or they can log out and back in to receive them immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When IFS OI Explorer is first installed, by default there is an Administrator role. 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