Managing Users And Groups; Working With Users - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Manual

Managing Users and Groups

The system administrator assigns an organization administrator to an organization, and the organization
administrator assigns the other roles to users or groups in the organization. The items that appear on the Home
page when you log in depends on the role assigned to you by your administrator.
In Cloud Director, click Administer to add, delete, and modify users and groups.
These default roles exist in Cloud Director.
Organization
administrator
Catalog Author
vApp Author
vApp User
Console Access Only
Contact your system administrator to create custom roles.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"Working with Users,"

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"Working with Groups,"
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Working with Users
The Users page displays a list of users your organization. You can see whether the users are active, their role,
and whether they are local or LDAP.
As an organization administrator, you can complete these operations.
Add a new user
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Import users from LDAP
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Send email notifications
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Deactivate a user
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Modify a user's properties
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Delete a user
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Administers the organization
Creates and publishes new catalogs
Creates vApps by using the contents of a catalog
Uses vApps created by others
Only views the state and properties of machines in Cloud Director
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