Administration

Table 6‑9. Internal Privileges
Privilege Description Predefined Roles
Full (Read only) Grants read-only access to all settings. Administrators (Read only)
Manage Inventory
(Read only)
Grants read-only access to inventory objects. Inventory Administrators (Read only)
Manage Global
Configuration and
Policies (Read only)
Grants read-only access to configuration
settings and global policies except for
administrators and roles.
Global Configuration and Policy Administrators
(Read only)
Required Privileges for Common Tasks
Many common administration tasks require a coordinated set of privileges. Some operations require
permission at the root access group in addition to access to the object that is being manipulated.
Privileges for Managing Pools
An administrator must have certain privileges to manage pools in Horizon Administrator.
Table 6‑10 lists common pool management tasks and shows the privileges that are required to perform
each task.
Table 6‑10. Pool Management Tasks and Privileges
Task Required Privileges
Enable or disable a desktop pool Enable Farms and Desktop Pools
Entitle or unentitle users to a pool Entitle Desktop and Application Pools
Add a pool Manage Farms and Desktop and Application Pools
Modify or delete a pool Manage Farms and Desktop and Application Pools
Add or remove desktops from a pool Manage Farms and Desktop and Application Pools
Refresh, Recompose, Rebalance, or change the default View
Composer image
Manage Composer Desktop Pool Image
Change access groups Manage Farms and Desktop and Application Pools on both
the source and target access groups.
Privileges for Managing Machines
An administrator must have certain privileges to manage machines in Horizon Administrator.
Table 6‑11 lists common machine management tasks and shows the privileges that are required to
perform each task.
Table 6‑11. Machine Management Tasks and Privileges
Task Required Privileges
Remove a virtual machine Manage Machine
Reset a virtual machine Manage Reboot Operation
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