Users Guide

NOTE: You cannot enable, disable, or delete the admin/system/root users. You can change the password by clicking
Edit in the right pane.
● View details about the logged-in users, and then end (terminate) a user session.
● Manage Directory Services.
● Import and manage users from Active Directory.
By default, the list of users is displayed under Users. The right pane displays the properties of a user name that you select in the
working pane.
● USERNAME: Along with the users you created, OpenManage Enterprise displays the following default user roles that cannot
be edited or deleted: admin, system, and root. However, you can edit the login credentials by selecting the default username
and clicking Edit. See Enable OpenManage Enterprise users on page 134. The recommended characters for user names are
as follows:
○ 0–9
○ A–Z
○ a–z
○ - ! # $ % & ( ) * / ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ + < = >
○ The recommended characters for passwords are as follows:
￭ 0–9
￭ A–Z
￭ a–z
￭ ' - ! " # $ % & ( ) * , . / : ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ + < = >
● USER TYPE: Indicates if the user logged in locally or remotely.
● ENABLED: Indicates with a tick mark when the user is enabled to perform OpenManage Enterprise management tasks. See
Enable OpenManage Enterprise users on page 134 and Disable OpenManage Enterprise users on page 134.
● ROLE: Indicates the user role in using OpenManage Enterprise. For example, OpenManage Enterprise administrator and
Device Manager. See OpenManage Enterprise user role types on page 15.
Related references
Disable OpenManage Enterprise users on page 134
Enable OpenManage Enterprise users on page 134
Related tasks
Delete Directory services on page 138
Delete OpenManage Enterprise users on page 134
Ending user sessions on page 135
Role-based OpenManage Enterprise user privileges
Users are assigned roles which determine their level of access to the appliance settings and device management features. This
feature is termed as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). The console enforces one role per account. For more information
about managing users on OpenManage Enterprise, see Manage OpenManage Enterprise users on page 131.
This table lists the various privileges that are enabled for each role.
Table 26. Role-based user privileges in OpenManage Enterprise
OpenManage Enterprise
features
User levels for accessing OpenManage Enterprise
Admin Device Manager Viewer
Run reports Y Y Y
View Y Y Y
Manage templates Y Y N
Manage profiles Y Y N
Manage baseline Y Y N
Configure device Y Y N
132 Managing OpenManage Enterprise appliance settings