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17.1 Introduction to Administrators
An Administrator can only be associated to one management domain. To change an Administrator's
management domain, you must first disassociate her from an existing domain before associating to the new
domain.
Once an Administrator account has been created, her account name (UID) cannot be changed, but the password
can. New administrators must change their password after first login and then regularly at three month intervals.
Administrators should periodically change their passwords. The "root" Administrator can enforce periodic
Administrator password changes in the Force Administrator Password Change every 90 Days in the System
Preferences > User Access screen.
You can create (and manage) administrators within your domain. You cannot delete an Administrator if that
Administrator has "child Administrators" (you will see a warning message). You must first delete the "child
Administrators".
17.1.1 Administrator Types
There are four types of administrators, "root", "super", "normal" and "custom". Only "root" can do everything
including managing the Vantage system. "Super" and "normal" are predefined administrator profiles that come
with a default set of permissions. You can alter "normal" permissions but not "super" permissions in the System
> Preferences screen. "Custom" administrators have no predefined permissions. Permissions allow for efficient
division of labor without the danger of overlap or conflict.
Predefined permissions can only be re-defined by the Administrator who created the Administrator account.
When an Administrator is logged in, his permission set, personal details not management domain (disassociate)
cannot be changed unless "root" forcibly logs her out first.
"Root" Administrator
The default system name (and password) when you first log in is "root". This is a default system Administrator
account, which cannot be deleted by anyone from the system. "root's" details are viewable by others, but not
editable.
1.
Only one "root" administrator can exist.
2.
Only "root" can change her own personal information except for UID (User Identification).
3.
Only "root" can see all other Administrators. Other Administrators can only see Administrators within
their domain.
"Super" Administrators
"Super" Administrators are Administrators created using the "Super" User Group (see Figure 18-10). They are
the next most powerful type Administrator next to "root".
1.
Super users have all permissions except "System Management". "System Management" is defined as
follows:
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Vantage Upgrade
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License
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Preference
Configuration > Administrators
17 System > Administrators
Use these screens to manage Vantage administrators.
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