Restricting Access to Programs

Access to programs can only be restricted by the Administration Server. Restricting access to programs allows only specified users to view the Server Manager pages, and determines whether those users can configure that server. For example, you might allow some administrators to configure the Users and Groups section of the Administration Server but deny access to the Global Settings section.

You can configure different users to access different functional domains. Once a user is given access to a few selected functional domains, after the user logs in, Administration Server pages from only those functional domains are available to that user.

The following elements are displayed for Programs on the Access Control Rules For page in the user interface:

• All Programs allows or denies access to all programs. By default, administrators have access to all programs for a server.

• Only The Following enables you to specify the programs to which users have access.

  • Program Groups reflect the tabs of the Administration Server, for example, Preferences and Global Settings, and represent access to those pages. When an administrator accesses the Administration Server, the server uses their user name, host, and IP address to determine the pages they can view.

  • Program Items enables you to control access to specific pages within a program by typing a page name in the field.