Working with the Event Log
Working with MyAvert Security Threats
Exporting tables and charts to other formats
Allowed Cron syntax when scheduling a server task
ePO user accounts
User accounts provide a means for users to access and use the software. They are associated
with permission sets, which define what users are allowed to do with the software.
You must create user accounts and permission sets to accommodate the needs of each user
that logs on to the ePO server.
There are two types of users, global administrators and everyone else.
Global administrators
Global administrators have read and write permissions and rights to all operations. When you
install the server a global administrator account with the user name
admin
is created.
You can create additional global administrator accounts for people who require global
administrative rights.
Permissions exclusive to global administrators include:
• Create, edit, and delete source and fallback sites.
• Change server settings.
• Add and delete user accounts.
• Add, delete, and assign permission sets.
• Import events into ePolicy Orchestrator databases and limit events that are stored there.
How permission sets work
A permission set is a group of permissions that can be granted to any users by assigning it to
those users’ accounts. One or more permission sets can be assigned to any users who are not
global administrators (global administrators have all permissions to all products and features).
Permission sets only grant rights and access — no permission ever removes rights or access.
When multiple permission sets are applied to a user account, they aggregate. For example, if
one permission set does not provide any permissions to server tasks, but another permission
set applied to the same account grants all permissions to server tasks, that account has all
permissions to server tasks. Consider this as you plan your strategy for granting permissions
to the users in your environment.
When are permission sets assigned?
Global administrators can assign existing permission sets when creating or editing user accounts
and when creating or editing permission sets.
Configuring ePolicy Orchestrator Servers
ePO user accounts
17
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0.2 Product Guide
