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User types and privileges

A user's privilege determines the management tasks and data that are available to that user. You can assign privileges to users in the Cluster Management Console.

Privileges are predefined. The following are the available privileges:

• Administrator — Grants a user maximum authority on a managed object. An administrator has full control of specific objects, including authorization to perform tasks on those objects and to change object configurations. In the Cluster Management Console, tasks that are listed in either an Operations or a Configuration task menu are available to administrators.

  See About the left pane for information on task menus.

• Operator — Grants a user only limited authority on a managed object. An operator can perform some tasks on specific objects, but does not have authorization to perform all tasks or to change object configurations. In the Cluster Management Console, operators can perform most tasks that are listed in an Operations task panel. Even then, some Operations panel tasks may be reserved for administrators. Operators can not perform any task listed in a Configuration task menu.
• Guest — Grants a user read-only authority on all objects. A guest can view managed objects, but does not have authorization to perform tasks on them or to change object configurations. In the Cluster Management Console, guests can not perform any task listed in either an Operations or a Configuration task menu.