Managing user access to Db2 Data Management Console
As an administrator or creator of a Db2 Data Management Console instance, you can give other Cloud Pak for Data users access to the instance.
Before you begin
- To give another user access to a Db2 Data Management Console instance, you must be an administrator of that instance.
- A user can only be given access to a Db2 Data Management Console instance if the user exists on Cloud Pak for Data. To create a not yet existing Cloud Pak for Data user, you must be an a Cloud Pak for Data administrator. Follow these steps:
- Click to open the Cloud Pak for Data main menu.
- Select Cloud Pak for Data users. . You see a list of the existing
- Click the New user button above the list.
- Provide the details of the new user and click Create when finished.
About this task
- Administrator
- An administrator of a Db2 Data Management Console instance can:
- View the details of the instance
- Manage access to the instance (give access to other users or change their roles with regard to the instance
- Delete the instance
- User
- A Db2 Data Management Console instance user can:
- View the details of the instance
A user cannot create or delete instances. Neither can an instance user give other users access to the instance or change their roles.
The privileges associated with these roles are entirely independent of the privileges associated with the basic roles on Cloud Pak for Data.
For example, a user with an administrator role on Cloud Pak for Data might only be allowed to carry out user tasks on the Db2 Data Management Console instance.
On the contrary, a Cloud Pak for Data user might have administrative privileges on a Db2 Data Management Console instance.
Procedure
To give a Cloud Pak for Data user access to a Db2 Data Management Console instance or change a user's role with regard to the instance: