Managing roles and users

Read these topics to understand how to manage roles and users, configure accounts, and set the password policy.

Managing roles
Roles are sets of permissions that specify the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor actions users can take and the servers and server groups they can act upon. You set up roles based on the needs of your organization.
Manage users
Before a user can log in to IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor, the user must be defined. Use the Users listing to add users, modify user definitions, and remove users.
Configuring account lockout for failed login attempts
You can configure account lockout for an excessive number of failed user login attempts.
Configuring a single-user login
By default, IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor supports multiple users to log in with the same account. You can configure IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor so that an account can be used only by a single user on the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor console and web console.
Setting a password policy
If you require a password to authenticate users, you can configure IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor to accept only passwords that conform to the password policy of your organization.
How role permissions secure the web client
This table summarizes how role permissions secure the various web console functions.

Parent topic: Configuring IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor