RBAC: Configuring User Accounts and Permissions

To enable JetPatch Manager to access to a user or group, and to configure the user's or group's permissions:

1. In the Users tab, click Add User / Group:

   

2. Select the authentication Type:

   

   For a Domain user or group, the domain needs to have been specified.

3. Do one of the following:
   • If you selected Local user, type the new user's details and credentials:

     

   • If you selected Domain user or group, type a user account (in format <user>@<domain>, or <domain>\<user>, and click Validate to verify that the user is found in the domain:

     

4. In the Permissions tab, either make the user an Administrator, or for a regular user, select Select Roles and apply roles as relevant (for minimal user permissions, leave all roles unselected):

   

5. Optionally, Allow API access.

   If you selected Administrator, click Save and you're done. Otherwise:

6. In the Server Scope tab, select smart groups whose endpoints should be visible and manageable by this user or group (or, select All Servers):

   

   Note: JetPatch console will show the relevant servers scope under Endpoints>Management
7. In the Tools tab, select management tools that this user or group should be able to configure services for and to provision:

   

8. Click Save.

You can also remove or edit existing user accounts.

If the user is already logged in, changes won't take effect until next login.

Enable / Disable User

Feature on the user's Tab (Switch Button) that would allow them to disable/Enable users, AD users, and AD groups. This would allow them to configure who is allowed to Log in to the console.

A user can log in only if it is enabled.