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Administrator

An Administrator can do the following:

• Manage SiteMinder objects through the Administrative UI
• Manage Policy Server tools, such as XPSImport and XPSExport

Note: You must configure an external administrator store to use Administrators.

When you configure an Administrator, the delegated privileges control what Administrative UI tasks are available to the administrator. You can use the fined-grained administrative model to create administrators and assign privileges that best match the administrative roles in your organization.

Note: For more information about access methods, Policy Server tool usage, and security categories, see the Administrative UI online help.

More information:

Administrator Store Options

How to Configure an External Administrator Store

How to Create an Administrator

Legacy Administrator Accounts

Legacy Administrator accounts can be used to perform the following administrative tasks:

• Use Policy Server tools, such as smobjimport and smobjexport.
• Function as a Trusted Host Administrator. A Trusted Host Administrator has the right to run the host registration process from the SiteMinder Agent host system. The registration process enables an Agent to communicate with the Policy Server.
• Use the Policy Management API.

  Note: If your environment includes a script or program that uses the Policy Management API, a Legacy Administrator account is required. Create a Legacy Administrator that has the authentication privileges to execute the functions through the Policy Management API.

Note: Legacy Administrators can also be used to access the Administrative UI if the policy store is configured as the source of administrator identities (the default). Once an external administrator store is configured, Legacy Administrator accounts can no longer be used to access the Administrative UI.

More information:

Administrator Store Options

How to Create a Legacy Administrator