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Chapter 11 Managing Users, Groups, and Roles 4 Move the pointer over the group name and select Delete. 5 Click OK. Lab Manager deletes the group from the entire installation. Modify Group Properties By default, only system administrators and administrators with rights at the organization level can modify group properties. To modify group properties 1 In the left pane, select Users and Groups. 2 Select the Groups tab. 3 Select the organization for which you want to edit the group properties. 4 Move the pointer over the group name and select Properties. 5 Change the group description and role. If you are editing a group in the Global organization, you can only select No Role or Administrator. 6 Click OK. Lab Manager changes the group properties. Managing Roles and Rights When a user or group is assigned to an organization, each is assigned a role in that organization. A user can have different roles in different organizations. Lab Manager includes the following predefined roles:  System Administrator - Includes all rights across Lab Manager. System administrators can access all organizations and perform all operations. They are the only users who can access the Global organization. This is the only role that cannot be modified.  Administrator - Can do almost anything in an organization or a workspace, except add or delete organization resources (datastores, media stores, resource pools, or physical networks). A user can be an administrator at the organization or workspace level.  Template Creator - Can create virtual machine templates, network templates, and configurations in an organization.  Application Owner - Can create configurations in an organization.  User - Can deploy and edit configurations in an organization and check out and view LiveLink Library configurations.  View Only - Can only display workspace configurations. See Appendix A, "Roles and Rights," on page 149 for more information about the rights assigned to predefined roles. System administrators can create new roles or modify existing roles. Add a Role By default, only system administrators can add new roles. You can also create a new role by copying an existing one. See "Copy a Role" on page 114. To add a role 1 In the left pane, select Roles and Rights. 2 Click New Role. VMware, Inc. 113

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Chapter 11
Managing Users, Groups, and Roles
4
Move the pointer over the group name and select
Delete
.
5
Click
OK
.
Lab Manager deletes the group from the entire installation.
Modify Group Properties
By default, only system administrators and administrators with rights at the organization level can modify
group properties.
To modify group properties
1
In the left pane, select
Users and Groups
.
2
Select the
Groups
tab.
3
Select the organization for which you want to edit the group properties.
4
Move the pointer over the group name and select
Properties
.
5
Change the group description and role.
If you are editing a group in the
Global
organization, you can only select
No Role
or
Administrator
.
6
Click
OK
.
Lab Manager changes the group properties.
Managing Roles and Rights
When a user or group is assigned to an organization, each is assigned a role in that organization. A user can
have different roles in different organizations.
Lab Manager includes the following predefined roles:
System Administrator
– Includes all rights across Lab Manager. System administrators can access all
organizations and perform all operations. They are the only users who can access the
Global
organization. This is the only role that cannot be modified.
Administrator
– Can do almost anything in an organization or a workspace, except add or delete
organization resources (datastores, media stores, resource pools, or physical networks). A user can be an
administrator at the organization or workspace level.
Template Creator
– Can create virtual machine templates, network templates, and configurations in an
organization.
Application Owner
– Can create configurations in an organization.
User
– Can deploy and edit configurations in an organization and check out and view LiveLink Library
configurations.
View Only
– Can only display workspace configurations.
See
Appendix A, “Roles and Rights,”
on page 149 for more information about the rights assigned to
predefined roles. System administrators can create new roles or modify existing roles.
Add a Role
By default, only system administrators can add new roles. You can also create a new role by copying an
existing one. See
“Copy a Role”
on page 114.
To add a role
1
In the left pane, select
Roles and Rights
.
2
Click
New Role
.