Managing access to OpenPages instances

A default admin user is created by Cloud Pak for Data to be used to configure access, such as connecting with LDAP, configuring single sign-on, and creating users and groups. Admin users can perform administrative tasks on an OpenPages instance, such as scaling the instance and adding or removing other users.

If you are using an LDAP server for user management, you can further secure your Cloud Pak for Data system by disabling the default admin user. For more information, see Disabling the default admin user.

Note: If you want a user to be an OpenPages super administrator, create the user in Cloud Pak for Data. After creating the user, you can go immediately into the OpenPages instance and set the user's Super Administrator property to True.

About this task

To specify which users can access an OpenPages instance, you use the default administrator account to log in to Cloud Pak for Data web client and complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. On the Cloud Pak for Data welcome page, click Overview > Instances.
    Alternatively, you can click Services > Instances in the navigation menu.
  2. From the instances list, click the instance that you want to modify.
    Tip: OpenPages instances always have a name that contains openpages.
  3. Click the options menu and select Manage access.
  4. To give a user access to the OpenPages instance, perform the following steps:
    1. Click Add users.
    2. In the Grant access to users dialog box, select a user and select the OpenPagesUser service role.
    3. Click Add.
    When you add a user, the user immediately has access to OpenPages. For more information about creating a user, see the table entry Create a user in Cloud Pak for Data in How users and groups are synchronized from Cloud Pak for Data to OpenPages.
  5. To remove a user's access to the OpenPages instance, perform the following steps:
    1. Click the Remove icon in the row with the name of the user you want to remove.
    2. When the Remove this user? dialog box is displayed, click Remove.

What to do next

Because users log in through Cloud Pak for Data, you must provide the users with the URL, user name, and password they need to access it. As an administrator, you can set up a custom route for your users to be able to log in. For more information, see Customizing and securing the route to the platform.