Operators permissions
The master operator creates other operators and assigns permissions
to them from the IBM BigFix console. The authorizations
associated to an operator are set in the Permissions area of the Details
tab of the operator's description.
This table associates the activities that an operator can perform with the type of operator:
| Activities | Master Operator | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Initialize Action Site | Yes | No |
| Manage Fixlet Sites | Yes | No |
| Change Client heartbeats | Yes | No |
| Create Fixlets | If Custom Content is set to YES | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Create Tasks | If Custom Content is set to YES | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Create Analyses | If Custom Content is set to YES | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Create Baselines | If Custom Content is set to YES | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Create Groups | Yes | Manual Groups Only |
| Activate/Deactivate Analyses | All | Administered |
| Take Fixlet/Task/Baseline Action | All | Administered |
| Take Custom Action | If Custom Content is set to YES | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Stop/Start Actions | All | Administered |
| Manage Administrative Rights | Yes | No |
| Manage Global Retrieved Properties | Yes | No |
| View Fixlets | All | Administered |
| View Tasks | All | Administered |
| View Analyses | All | Administered |
| View Computers | All | Administered |
| View Baselines | All | Administered |
| View Computer Groups | All | Administered |
| View Unmanaged Assets | Administered | Administered |
| View Actions | All | Administered |
| Make Comments | All | Administered |
| View Comments | All | Administered |
| Globally Hide/Unhide | Yes | No |
| Locally Hide/Unhide | Yes | Yes |
| Use Wizards | If Custom Content is set to YES | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Remove computer from database | All | Administered |
| Create Manual Computer Groups | Yes | Yes |
| Delete Manual Computer Groups | Yes | No |
| Create Automatic Computer Groups | Yes | If Custom Content is set to YES |
| Delete Automatic Computer Groups | Yes | If Custom Content is set to YES and Administered |
| Create Custom Site | Yes | No |
| Modify Custom Site Owners | Yes | No |
| Modify Custom Site Readers/Writers | Yes | Site Owners |
Administered: The operator must own or have permissions. Requires Custom Authoring: Granted by the site administrator through the console. |
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