Full access allowed to the following roles: Server Admin, User Admin
Partial access allowed to the following roles: User Manager
The user administration section is used to determine who is able to log in to the Admin UI, and what their permissions are. It is similar to the member administration section, except that these users are considered administrators and can access the Admin UI. An example of the User section is displayed below.
(click for full size)Permissions are granted by means of ‘roles’. Users are assigned one or more roles, and are given sufficient access to the Admin UI to properly perform their roles. The roles are described below.
- Server Admin: Users with this role have access to everything in the Admin UI. This is the highest level of administrative user available in the email2 system.
- User Admin: User Admins are able to create new users and manage existing users (change their details and roles). User Admins cannot create new User Admins or Server Admins. The user admin has access to the ‘Roles’ tab.
- User Manager: User Managers are able to create new users and manage existing roles user (change their details and roles). User Admins cannot create new User Admins or Server Admins. The user manager does not have access to the ‘Roles’ tab.
- PEN Manager: PEN Managers are able to access all subsections under the PEN Administration section.
- Member Manager: Member Managers are able to access the ‘Member’ subsection under the PEN Administration section.
Users can be granted multiple roles (For example, a user can be created with the joint roles User Manager and PEN Manager).
The roles tab shows authorized users all of the roles in the system and what their specific permissions are set to. An example of the the roles section can be seen below.
(click for full size)An example of the new user creation screen can be seen below.
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