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Privilege scope

The scope of a user's privilege limits the objects to which a user's authority extends. The scope of a management server user includes the management server objects configured under one management server. The scope of a cluster user includes the cluster objects configured in one cluster. The scopes of management server users and cluster users do not overlap.

A user does not have authority on a management server or cluster until that user is explicitly assigned a privilege on that management server or cluster. For example, a management server administrator on management server X is not by default a cluster administrator on cluster Y, even if Y is configured under X.