Configuring Group Privileges

The privileges assigned to a group may allow members of that group to access objects and perform operations that they are otherwise not allowed to do. In other words, privileges override the access rights settings.

In the User Manager dialog box, you will notice that the server configuration comes with some default groups (All Users, Administrators, System Managers, and Security Administrators). The default user named Administrator belongs to both the Administrator and the Security Administrators groups. By default, the Administrator group has all group privileges. Also by default, the other groups have none of these privileges. All members of a group have the same privileges on every project managed by the this server configuration. The privileges apply to all levels equally— projects, views, folders, and items within folders. If users belong to more than one group, they have the maximum amount of privileges, regardless of which group provides them with those privileges.

Note: You can modify privileges in the User Manager dialog box only on running server configurations.
  1. Open the Server Administration tool and select the server configuration.
  2. Click the Accounts bar and then click GUID-E1CAFC1E-1F2D-4F4F-9B3B-A87E82C747D2-low.gif (User Manager).
    The User Manager tab opens.
  3. Add or select a group in the User Manager dialog box.
  4. Add users to the group, if necessary.
  5. Right-click the name of a group in the Groups tree and choose Properties . The Group Properties dialog box opens.
  6. Select the Privileges tab.
  7. Check or clear the check boxes to grant privileges to the group or take them away.
  8. Click OK.
Parent topic: Setting Up Groups