User Management

In order to work withGoAnywhere Director, a user must login with a valid user name and password. These user names must be defined inGoAnywhere Director. Users can be added and managed only by a user with the Security Officer role.

The passwords for these users can be stored and authenticated withinGoAnywhere Director'sdatabase, or can be authenticated against an IBM i, LDAP or Windows Active Directory.

Each user may belong to one or moreUser Groups. The user will adopt theRoles(authorities) from any User Groups to which they belong. A user can also be granted individual roles.

The user's roles (permissions) will determine which functions the user can access inGoAnywhere Director.

The user namesadministratorandrootare included with the installation ofGoAnywhere Director. These "administrative level" users have authorization to all functions inGoAnywhere Director. After installation of GoAnywhere Director, a user with the Security Officer role should change thedefault passwordsor disable the administratorandrootaccounts, according to their corporate data security policy.

To manage User accounts, login as a user with theSecurity Officerrole. From the main menu bar, point toSecurityand then clickUsers.

Functions Available

l Adda user by clicking the Add Userlink in the sub-menu bar. l Edit a user by clicking the icon.

l Viewthe details for a user by clicking the icon. l Reseta user's password by clicking the icon.

l Delete a user by clicking the icon. Delete one or more users by selecting the appropriate check boxes and

Add User

A user can be created using theAdd Userscreen. Follow the instructions below to add a new user: 1. Login as a user with theSecurity Officerrole.

2. From the main menu, point toSecurityand then clickUsers. 3. In theUsersscreen, click the Add Userlink in the sub-menu bar. 4. Type the user information in the appropriate boxes.

5. If needed, select the individualRolesto be assigned to the user. See note below.

6. Assign the user to one or more Groups. The user will adopt the Roles from any groups to which it belongs. 7. Click theSavebutton to add the user record.

For ease of user management, it is generally not recommended to give individual Roles to a user. Instead, you should assign each user to one or more groups, in which the user will adopt the Roles from those groups. This

E-Mail Address

The user email address.

Roles

IndividualRolesfor the user.

Groups

The User Groups are split into two sections. The groups in which the user does not belong are shown on the left side of the screen. The groups in which the user does belong are shown on the right side of the screen.

The user will adopt the Roles from any groups it belongs to.

Home Directory

The home directory that this user should see when launching theFile Manager. *DOCROOT/*USER is the user's default home directory located in the global documents directory. *DOCROOT is the global documents directory. *OTHER allows the specification of a custom home directory on the file system.

Restrict to Home Directory

Indicates if the user is restricted to the specified home directory or has access to the entire file system when using the File Manager. If selected, the user will only have access to the specified home directory and its sub-directories.

File Permissions

Indicates if the user will have Read Only access to files or Read/Write access to files when using theFile Manager. Read Only means the user can only browse and download files. Read/Write means the user can browse, download, upload, copy, move, delete, and rename files.

TheHome Directory,Restrict to Home DirectoryandFile Permissionsattributes are only applicable if the user has a File Manager role.

Edit User

Follow the instructions below to edit the properties for a user: 1. Login as a user with theSecurity Officerrole.

2. From the main menu, point toSecurityand then clickUsers. 3. In theUsersscreen, click the icon next to the user.

4. Modify the field values for the user.

5. Click theSavebutton to apply the changes.

For ease of User management, it is generally not recommended to give individual Roles to a user. Instead, you should assign each user to one or more groups, in which the user will adopt the Roles from those groups. This allows you to quickly adjust Roles for several users at once by changing the Roles for the group(s) which they belong.