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Managing access-control roles

The role assigned to an administrator determines the commands to which the administrator has access. You assign the role when you create the account for the administrator. You can assign a different role or define custom roles as needed.

  • Modifying the role assigned to an administrator
    You can use the security login modify command to change the role of a cluster or SVM administrator account. You can assign a predefined or custom role.
  • Defining custom roles
    You can use the security login role create command to define a custom role. You can execute the command as many times as necessary to achieve the exact combination of capabilities that you want to associate with the role.
  • Predefined roles for cluster administrators
    The predefined roles for cluster administrators should meet most of your needs. You can create custom roles as necessary. By default, a cluster administrator is assigned the predefined admin role.
  • Predefined roles for SVM administrators
    The predefined roles for SVM administrators should meet most of your needs. You can create custom roles as necessary. By default, an SVM administrator is assigned the predefined vsadmin role.
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