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4 User Management
An administrator controls access to Interplay through user accounts and user roles. The
following topics provide information about how to manage user accounts and access to the
database:
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Understanding the Central Configuration Server
• Adding Users to a Central Configuration Server
• Setting User Authentication Providers and Importing Users
• Managing Users, User Groups, and User Rights
• Managing Database Roles
• Guidelines for User Management
For specific examples of how to manage user roles, see “Setting Up a Folder Structure and a
User Database” in the Interplay Best Practices.
Understanding the Central Configuration Server
The Central Configuration Server (CCS) is an Interplay Engine with a special module that is
useful if you are working in an environment that includes more than one Interplay Engine
(including an Interplay Archive Engine). The CCS uses this module to store information that is
common to all other Interplay Engines. Cross-database management of administrative tasks is
possible because all of the Interplay Engines under the CCS inherit its settings by default. A
Central Configuration Server is especially useful for user management tasks.
You set a CCS whenever you install an Interplay Engine. At that time, you can set the CCS as the
server on which you are installing, or you can specify a previously installed Interplay Engine,
including an Interplay Archive Engine. The Interplay Engine acts as the CCS as soon as it is
started after the installation. Each Interplay Engine must be associated with a CCS. An Interplay
Engine can be its own CCS.