To manage the users of the Metadefender Update Downloader go to the Settings > User Management menu in the Web Management Console.
Users and groups
The Users and groups tab lists the existing users and Active Directory groups in the system.
Default user
After installation a default user is created with the following credentials and parameters:
Functions
Besides listing existing users and AD groups the Users tab provides the following functions:
- Add new user or AD group
- Modify (and view) existing user's or AD group's properties
- Delete existing user or AD group
Add new user from a Local type user directory
To add a new user from a Local type user directory click the ADD NEW USER button and select a Local type user directory in the USER DIRECTORY drop down list.
The field ASSIGN TO ROLES lists all the roles that are assigned to this user. See section Assign roles to a user or an Active Directory group for details about role assignment.
The APIKEY value provides access to the Metadefender Update Downloader REST API for this user with no authentication. If no such functionality is needed for the user then this field can be left blank.
Add new users from an Active Directory type user directory
To add a new user from an Active Directory type user directory click the ADD NEW USER button and select an Active Directory type user directory in the USER DIRECTORY drop down list. Select USER as the ACCOUNT TYPE.
Provide the name of the account and click the FIND ACCOUNT button to look up the account in the Active Directory. If the lookup succeeds then the ACCOUNT DISPLAY NAME and the DISTINGUISHED NAME fields are filled automatically.
The field ASSIGN TO ROLES lists all the roles that are assigned to this user. See section Assign roles to a user or an Active Directory group for details about role assignment.
Add new group from an Active Directory type user directory
To add a new group from an Active Directory type user directory click the ADD NEW USER button and select an Active Directory type user directory in the USER DIRECTORY drop down list.
Provide the name of the group and click the FIND ACCOUNT button to look up the group in the Active Directory. If the lookup succeeds then the ACCOUNT DISPLAY NAME and the DISTINGUISHED NAME fields are filled automatically.
The field ASSIGN TO ROLES lists all the roles that are assigned to all users of this group. See section Assign roles to a user or an Active Directory group for details about role assignment.
Assign roles to a user or an Active Directory group
Role(s) must be assigned to users and Active Directory groups in order they can use the Web Management Console.
The field ASSIGN TO ROLES in the Add/assign new user(s) and Modify user dialogs lists all the roles that are assigned to the user.
The following is the role assignment policy:
- At least one role must be assigned to a user or Active Directory group
- Optionally multiple different roles can be assigned
- In this case the highest available permission applies to each function. Example: