Symantec 10521146 Administration Guide - Page 319

A Appendix User groups reference This appendix includes the following topics: ■ About user groups ■ About group permissions About user groups Symantec Network Security provides efficient, role-based administration using four user groups with predefined sets of permissions and access: SuperUser, Administrator, StandardUser, and RestrictedUser. During installation of the master node, a user login account is created for a SuperUser with full permissions. The SuperUser can then create additional accounts in any of the four groups, at any time after installation. The Symantec Network Security software and the Symantec Network Security 7100 Series appliance are both based upon the same core architecture that provides detection, analysis, storage, and response functionality. Both the software and the appliance utilize the core functionality in the same way, and the group permissions described in this appendix apply to both. About group permissions Symantec Network Security grants specific sets of permissions and access to each of the four user groups: SuperUser, Administrator, StandardUser, and RestrictedUser. The four groups and their respective permissions are predefined, and SuperUsers cannot modify them. The SuperUser manages all accounts from the Network Security console by logging into the master node, and the user database is then synchronized across all slave nodes in a cluster. The installation procedure prompts for a passphrase. At a later time, change this passphrase or add new passphrases by clicking Admin > Manage Users in