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Create New User Accounts

In a typical CA DataMinder deployment, user accounts are created automatically when a user logs onto a computer hosting a CA DataMinder endpoint agent. Or an administrator uses the Account Import feature to synchronize CA DataMinder user accounts with your principal user directory (such as Microsoft Active Directory.)

But the iConsole also enables you to create new user accounts. For example, this is useful if you want to create additional Administrator or Reviewer accounts that are not linked to actual users in your organization.

To create new user accounts

1. Log on to the iConsole using a CA DataMinder account with the 'Admin: Manage iConsole' privilege.
2. Go to the Administration tab and click Users.
3. Click Create User.
4. Enter the required details in the Create User dialog, including:

   Role

   Choose a role for the new user account. T

   Each user in CA DataMinder is assigned to a user role, for example, Administrator, Manager, or User. The user role determines the default set of administrative privileges assigned to the user and their security model.

   Security Model

   Assign a security model to the new user.

   The security model determines which events a user is permitted to see when they run a search in the iConsole or Data Management console. (In technical terms, it controls access to events stored in the CMS database.)

   Policy Role

   If the new user is assigned to a policy-based security model, you must also assign a policy role.

   A policy role links a user to a collection of policy classes. In effect, the policy role determines which policy classes a user is permitted to see. When the user runs a search, the results only include events associated with these policy classes.

   Management Groups

   If the new user is assigned to a management group-based security model, you must also assign a management group.

   A management group determines which groups and subgroups an administrator is permitted to manage. For a reviewer, their management group limits any search results to include only events associated with users in this group.

   Exempt from policy

   Click this check box to exempt a user from policy.

   Exempt users are users who have a CA DataMinder account on the CMS but who are exempt from policy. That is, CA DataMinder does not monitor email, web or file activity for policy-exempt users.

More information:

Management Groups

Policy Roles

User Roles

Security Models