Sun ONE Instant Messaging Administrator's Guide |
Chapter 4
Managing Instant Messaging Policies Using Identity ServerThis section describes what you need to know about administering Instant Messaging server when it is deployed with Sun ONE Identity Server. This section contains:
Instant Messaging ServiceWhen you deploy Instant Messaging with Sun ONE Identity Server, an Instant Messaging service is added to the Sun ONE Identity Server. The Instant Messaging service enables the administrator to enforce policy mechanisms for accessing Sun ONE Instant Messaging.
Table 4-1 lists the Instant Messaging service attributes.
Restricting Users From Accessing Instant MessengerYou can restrict the users from running Instant Messenger by unassigning the Instant Messaging policy for the users.
Unassigning Instant Messaging Policy
This approach is recommended if the roles to which Instant Messaging policies should be assigned or unassigned are already present in the organization.
By default the Instant Messaging policy is added to the organization with the permission to run Instant Messenger. To disallow certain users in the organization from accessing Instant Messenger, you need to:
To Create A New Policy
- Login to Sun ONE Identity Server as Administrator.
- Select Policy Management from View drop down list.
- Click the organization link in which you want to create the policy. For example: siroe.com.
- Select Policies from the Show drop down list
- Click New. The Create Policy page is displayed in the right panel.
- Specify the following details:
Name. Enter the policy name in the field. For example: Disable IM.
Service. Select Instant Messaging from the drop down list.
- Click Create. The policy is created.
- To add a rule, click Add Rule.
- To disable the access to Instant Messenger, uncheck “Has Privilege to Run IM” check box. To allow access to Instant Messenger select “Has Privilege to Run IM” check box.
- Click Save.
To Unassign the IM Policy from the Organization