Chapter 4. Using The System Information Center Program; Understanding User Accounts And Functions - Lenovo ThinkPad G40 Administrator's Manual

Chapter 4. Using the System Information Center program

After installing the System Information Center program and the System
Information Gatherer program, you can begin creating user accounts, registering
assets, and performing other basic functions.
The System Information Center program is designed to accommodate three types
of user accounts: User, Super-User (User functions +), and Administrator
(Super-User functions +). A variety of asset management functions can be
accomplished using each user account with the Administrator having the most
comprehensive privileges.
This chapter describes the following information about using basic functions in the
System Information Center program:
v Understanding user accounts and functions: This section highlights the
v Creating accounts: This section details the primary way accounts are created.
v Registering assets: This section describes how client computers are registered in
v Performing other basic functions: This section describes other common tasks
For more detailed information on how to perform specific user functions, see the
IBM System Information Center help system.

Understanding user accounts and functions

The User, Super-User, and Administrator accounts are the three types of user
accounts that can be created using the System Information Center program. Each
user account has varying degrees of authority, meaning some accounts have more
authority and can perform more advanced tasks than others. The Administrator
account has the most authority.
The following table illustrates each user account and highlights the authority given
to each account. The IBM System Information Center online help system contains the
following icons to help you determine what procedures your user account can
accomplish. For example, if an Administrator-account icon is the only icon
presented beside a certain function, then only an Administrator account can
perform that function. The icons are presented only as a guide since they indicate
only the default authority levels. User account authority may vary, depending on
modifications made to the installation of the System Information Center program.
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differences among the User, Super-User and Administrator user accounts, and
explains the functions related to each. For details, see "Understanding user
accounts and functions"
For details, see "Creating accounts" on page 22.
the built-in database. For details, see "Registering an asset" on page 24.
that can be performed after user accounts are established and assets are
registered. For details, see
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