Manual Chapter :
User Roles
Applies To:
Show Versions
BIG-IQ Cloud
- 4.2.0
BIG-IQ Device
- 4.2.0
BIG-IQ Security
- 4.2.0
About users and roles
A role is defined by its specific privileges. When you associate a role with a user, that user is granted all of the role's corresponding privileges.
Standard roles defined
There are two standard roles for the BIG-IQ system. Access to features is defined by the user's role and license.
| Role | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrator | This user has complete access to all system functionality and licensed software panels. The cloud administrator performs the tasks required for licensing, adding new users, and cloud management. |
| Security Manager | This user has access only to the firewall panel, and performs tasks specific only to firewall security. |
Changing the default password for the administrator user
You must specify the management IP address settings for the BIG-IQ system to prompt the system automatically create the administrator
user.
After you initially license and configure the BIG-IQ system, it is important to
change the password for the administrator password user from the default password,
admin.
- Log in to the BIG-IQ system with the administrator user name and password.
- At the top of the screen, click System >Users.
- On the Users panel, click the properties gear for Admin User.
- In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type a new password.
- Click the Add button.
Changing the default password for the root user
You must specify the management IP address settings for the BIG-IQ system to prompt the system automatically create the root
user.
After you initially license and configure the BIG-IQ system, it is important to
change the password for the root user from the default password,
default.
- Log in to the BIG-IQ system with the administrator user name and password.
- At the top of the screen, click Users.
- On the Users panel, click the gear icon for the root user.
- In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type a new password.
- Click the Save button.
Adding a new user
You add a user before you specify the role that defines their access to specific
BIG-IQ system functionality and resources.
You can now specify a role for this user.
Assigning a standard role to a user
Before you can specify a user role for a user, you must have added the
user.
When you specify a role for a user, you define the resources the user can view and
modify. You can associate a user with multiple roles.
This user now has access to the resources associated with the role you specified.
Disassociating a user from a role
Use this procedure to disassociate a user from an assigned role.
- Log in to the BIG-IQ system with the administrator user name and password.
- At the top of the screen, click System >Users.
- Click the name of the user you want to edit.
- For the User Roles property, delete the user role that you want to disassociate from this user.
- Click the Save button to save your changes.
This user no longer has the privileges associated with the role you
deleted.
