User`s guide

OnSite Port Permissions
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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
KVM Port Permissions Hierarchy
An administrator can give the same access to every user by modifying the
Default Permission and also by specifying permissions for individual ports or
groups of ports for the Generic User. Before trying to configure more fine-
grained control of users’ access to ports, the administrator needs to understand
how the system handles requests from a user who is trying to access a KVM
port. The series of decisions is shown in a flow chart in Figure 1-1 and
examples are provided in the following sections.
Decision 1: Check User’s KVM Port Permissions
1. Does the user have specific KVM port permissions for the requested port?
• If yes, the specified permissions apply: no access, read-only, read-
write, or read/write/power management.
• If the user has no specific KVM port permissions, go to Decision 2.
Example for Decision 1
• If user john is trying to access KVM port 4 and his account has port 4
in a list of ports with full permission, then john is given read/write and
power management access.
• If user jane is trying to access KVM port 4 and her account has port 4
in a list of ports with no permission, then jane is denied access.
• If users jim, joan, jerry, jill, joe, jennifer, jordan, jolanda, and jezebel
are trying to access port 4 and do not have port 4 listed for any types
of access, then their access requests are passed to Decision 2.