Administration

Table 6‑11. Machine Management Tasks and Privileges (Continued)
Task Required Privileges
Restart a virtual desktop Manage Reboot Operation
Assign or remove user ownership Manage Machine
Enter or exit maintenance mode Manage Machine
Disconnect or log off sessions Manage Sessions
Privileges for Managing Persistent Disks
An administrator must have certain privileges to manage persistent disks in Horizon Administrator.
Table 6‑12 lists common persistent disk management tasks and shows the privileges that are required to
perform each task. You perform these tasks on the Persistent Disks page in Horizon Administrator.
Table 6‑12. Persistent Disk Management Tasks and Privileges
Task Required Privileges
Detach a disk Manage Persistent Disks on the disk and Manage Farms and Desktop and
Application Pools on the pool.
Attach a disk Manage Persistent Disks on the disk and Manage Farms and Desktop and
Application Pools on the machine.
Edit a disk Manage Persistent Disks on the disk and Manage Farms and Desktop and
Application Pools on the selected pool.
Change access groups Manage Persistent Disks on the source and target access groups.
Recreate desktop Manage Persistent Disks on the disk and Manage Farms and Desktop and
Application Pools on the last pool.
Import from vCenter Manage Persistent Disks on the folder and Manage Pool on the pool.
Delete a disk Manage Persistent Disks on the disk.
Privileges for Managing Users and Administrators
An administrator must have certain privileges to manage users and administrators in Horizon
Administrator.
Table 6‑13 lists common user and administrator management tasks and shows the privileges that are
required to perform each task. You manage users on the Users and Groups page in Horizon
Administrator. You manage administrators on the Global Administrators View page in Horizon
Administrator.
Table 6‑13. User and Administrator Management Tasks and Privileges
Task Required Privileges
Update general user information Manage Global Configuration and Policies
Send messages to users Manage Remote Sessions on the machine.
Add an administrator user or group Manage Roles and Permissions
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