Setting up users

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Create users to give access to License Metric Tool. Assign each user with a role to determine permissions that the user has, and with a computer group to determine the computers to which the user has access.

Before you begin

An icon representing a user. You must be an Administrator to perform this task.

About this task

Security policy for user passwords

If your company has a security policy for passwords and account management, the password authorization mechanism that is available in License Metric Tool should be used only for the initial setup.

9.2.7 Starting from application update 9.2.7, you can configure License Metric Tool to ensure that user passwords fulfill a number of requirements. For more information, see: Configuring security policy for user passwords. If you are using an earlier version of the application, or your password policy cannot be met by configuring the available password requirements, use LDAP or single sign-on. For more information, see: Authenticating users with LDAP or Configuring and enabling single sign-on.

Authentication methods
The following authentication methods are available:
  • Password
  • Single sign-on

    To use this authentication method, you must first create a user in License Metric Tool who has this method selected. Then, configure single sign-on. For more information, see: Configuring and enabling single sign-on.

  • Directory server

    To use this authentication method, you must first configure a connection to the directory server. For more information, see: Authenticating users with LDAP.

Procedure

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Management > Users.
  2. To add a user, click New.
  3. Provide the name of the user.
  4. Select the role or roles that you want to assign to this user. For more information, see: Roles.
    9.2.30 Starting from application update 9.2.30, selection of the role is ignored if you later on choose to authenticate the user through a directory server on which the option to inherit the role from group assignment is enabled. For more information, see: Configuring connection to a directory server.
  5. Select the computer groups to which the user is to have access.
    9.2.35 Starting from application update 9.2.35, you can assign additional computer groups to user. The Computer Group label changes to Default Computer Group label and a new multi select text box Additional Computer Group(s) is available.
    Note:
    • Only users with Administrator role can assign additional computer groups to users.
    • Data from additional computer groups will be available only through the Reports > Computer Groups panel. For more information, see: Viewing reports per computer group.
  6. Choose the authentication method.
  7. Optional: Provide the e-mail address or other contact information for the user.
  8. Click Create.