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How User Account Permissions Work

User account security is based on login access privileges and is fully compatible with that of the CA PC and CA NPC. The management console administrator creates and administers secure user accounts that are valid in the management console, the CA PC, and the CA NPC. These accounts allow other operators to access the management console administrative features and report data. Access to report data can be further restricted based on CA PC or CA NPC groups.

To create a secure system of access, authorized users gain access to product features based on the role and product privileges associated with their user account. When the management console is registered with the CA PC or the CA NPC, all tasks associated with creating and modifying these accounts are performed in the CA PC or CA NPC Administration pages.

The management console administrator might need to create additional user accounts to track the performance of selected components. For better security, the administrator should also plan to change the default password of the pre-configured administrator and user accounts.

The management console is required to be registered as a data source with either the CA PC or the CA NPC. The corresponding management tasks in the Administration pages of the management console are disabled. You manage users, roles, product privileges, and groups from the CA PC or the CA NPC.

Before setting up a management console user in the CA PC, familiarize yourself with the management console user roles, groups, and product privileges in the CA PC or the CA NPC. The CA PC or CA NPC security features--including users, roles, product privileges, groups, and domains--let you control which users can view specific data in the management console.

If you have not done so already, register the management console as a data source with the CA PC or the CA NPC. For information about registering the management console as a data source for the CA PC or CA NPC, and managing user security in the CA PC or CA NPC, see the online help.

When the management console is registered as a data source with the CA PC, the toolbar in the management console displays a CA PC hyperlink. When the management console is registered as a data source with the CA NPC, the toolbar in the management console displays a CA NPC hyperlink.

If you have registered the management console data source but you do not see the CA PC or CA NPC hyperlink, log out and then log back in to the management console.