Roles; Creating A New Role; Adding Privileges To A Role - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

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Roles

Roles

NOTE
You must have User Management Read and Write privileges to view, add, modify, or delete roles.
A role is a group of Management application tasks or privileges that can be assigned to several
users who have similar functions.
When you create a role, it immediately becomes available in the Users dialog box.

Creating a new role

To create a new role, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Users.
2. Click Add under the Roles table.
3. Enter a name of the role in the Name field.
4. (Optional) Enter a short description for the role in the Description field.
5. Add or remove privileges as needed.
6. Click OK to save the new role and close the Add Role dialog box.
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Adding privileges to a role

Each option under the Management application main menu corresponds to a privilege. By adding a
privilege to a role and assigning that role to a user, you give the user access to a feature of the
Management application. When a user logs in to the Management application, the user sees only
the options that correspond to the privileges listed in the Add Roles, Edit Roles, or Duplicate Roles
dialog box.
To add privileges to a role, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Users.
2. Click Add, Edit, or Duplicate under the Roles table.
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The Users dialog box displays.
The Add Role dialog box displays.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to
privileges from a role" on page 149.
The new role displays in the Roles list of the Users dialog box. To add users to this role, follow
the instructions in "Assigning roles and areas of responsibility to a user account"
Click Close to close the Users dialog box.
The Users dialog box displays.
The Add Roles, Edit Roles, or Duplicate Roles dialog box displays.
"Adding privileges to a role"
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on page 139.
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