HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager user guide (5697-0295, January 2010)

Creating users
By default, the VSM client automatically adds new users to the read-only user group. For information
about changing this default setting, see “Configuring general security options” on page 337.
User managers are prevented from creating administrators. User managers can create a read-only,
user-manager, or maintenance user group.
To create a user:
1. Do one of the following:
• In the navigation tree, right-click the Users Management node and select New.
• In the navigation tree, expand the Users Management node. Right-click User and select New.
The Create User wizard opens to the User parameters screen.
2. In the User name field, enter a name for the user.
3. In the User password field, optionally enter a password for the user.
4. If you entered a password in Step 3, reenter the password in the Confirm new password field.
5. In the User e-mail field, optionally enter the e-mail address for the user.
6. Click Next. A confirmation screen appears.
7. Click Finish. The new user is created.
Configuring user permissions
You can configure permissions for the user for specific objects.
To configure user permissions:
1. Right-click the user to which you want to assign permission to access objects.
2. Select Set Permissions. The Set Permissions wizard opens to the Set Permissions To Objects(s)
screen.
Figure 59 The Set Permissions wizard—Set Permissions To Object(s) screen
.
3. In the Select Permission Type dropdown list, select the type of permission you want to assign to
the user for the objects that you will specify.
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