Viewing the session policies that are in effect between a user and a target
About this task
Use the View effective policies action
to view the policies and permissions that will be in effect, in a
remote control session, between a selected user and target. The policies
are displayed in the following forms.
- Considered Policies
- Displays any permissions links defined for the user and target groups that the selected user and target belong to. The policies and permissions that have been derived from each of these links are also listed. These policies are used to determine the final set of policies and permissions that are granted for the session. For details about how policies are derived for a session, policy definitions, and permissions definitions, see the BigFix® Remote Control Administrator's Guide.
- Resolved Policies
- Shows the final set of policies and permissions, that have been resolved from the considered policies. These policies are assigned when a remote control session is established between the selected user and target.
To view the effective policies, complete the following steps:
Procedure
- Choose the appropriate method to select the required target:
- To select the required target by searching, follow the steps in Searching for targets then go to step 2.
- To select from the All targets list:
- Click .
- Select the required target.
- Choose the appropriate method to view effective
policies:
- Select .
- Select View effective policies from the action list on the left.
- To select a user, click the selector button next to User.
- Select a user group.
- Select a user.
- Click the - Select a User - selector button.