User Administration; Adding A User - Novell SENTINEL LOG MANAGER 1.0.0.5 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 03-31-2010 Administration Manual

User Administration

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This section describes the user administration feature of Novell
add, edit, delete, and grant different user level permissions. You can edit the details of your own user
profiles.
Section 8.1, "Adding a User," on page 129
Section 8.2, "Editing the User Details," on page 131
Section 8.3, "Deleting a User," on page 132
Section 8.4, "Configuring Sentinel Log Manager Server for LDAP Authentication," on
page 132

8.1 Adding a User

Adding a user in the Sentinel Log Manager system creates an application user who can then log in to
the Sentinel Log Manager application.
1 Log in to the Sentinel Log Manager as an administrator.
2 Click the users link in the upper left corner of the page.
The Users tab is displayed in the right pane of the page.
3 Click Add a user.
4 Specify the name and e-mail address of the user. The e-mail address format is validated.
The fields with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, and the username must be unique. If the
username already exists with the specified name, a
5 Specify one of the following options to give more granular permissions for the user to control
the Sentinel Log Manager system.
Only an administrator can provide these permissions to a user.
Administrator: Selecting this option gives administrative rights to the user in the Sentinel Log
Manager system. Administrator rights include the ability to perform the following functions:
User administration
Data collection
Data storage
Rules management
Report management
Search operations
License management
Report Administrator: Selecting this option allows the user to have administrative rights for
reports, which also includes the Auditor rights. Report administrator rights include the ability
to perform the following functions:
Search reports
Run reports
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