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What permissions I need to add to allow a security role to access the Symantec Management Agent Push Install page? 

May 13, 2013 11:23 AM

To add permissions that allow a security role to access the Symantec Management Agent Push Install page, you must do the following:

  1. In the Symantec Management Console, on the Settings menu, click Security > Account Management.
  2. In the left pane, click Roles.
  3. In the right pane, select the role that you want to edit, and then click Show Security Role Manager Console.
  4. In the Security Role Manager window, make sure that the correct role is selected in the Role drop-down list, and do the following to add required permissions:
    Permission 1
    • In the View drop-down list, select Console Menu, and then click Add icon on the toolbar.
    • In the Add Read Permission dialog box, under Available items, in the Folder drop-down list, expand Console Menu > Settings, and then click Agents/Plug-ins.
    • In the list below, click Symantec Management Agent, and then click the arrow button to move the item to the Selected items list.
    • Click OK.
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    • Make sure that the Read check box is checked, and then click Save changes.
    Permission 2
    • In the View drop-down list, select Settings, and then click Add icon on the toolbar.
    • In the Add Read Permission dialog box, under Available items, in the Folder drop-down list, expand Settings > Agents/Plug-ins > Symantec Management Agent, and then click Settings.
    • In the list below, click Symantec Management Agent Install, and then click the arrow button to move the item to the Selected items list.
    • Click OK.
    • Make sure that the Read and Write check boxes are checked, and then click Save changes.
    Permission 3
    • In the View drop-down list, select All Data Classes, and then click Add icon on the toolbar.
    • In the Add Read Permission dialog box, under Available items, in the Folder drop-down list, expand Data Classes > Inventory, and then click Basic Inventory,
    • In the list below, click Aex AC Discovery, and then click the arrow button to move the item to the Selected items list.
    • Click OK.
    • Make sure that the Read check box is checked, and then click Save changes.
    Permission 4
    • In the View drop-down list, select Resources, and then click Add icon on the toolbar.
    • In the Add Read Permission dialog box, under Available items, in the Folder drop-down list, expand Resource Management > Organizational Views > Default > All Resources > Asset, and then click Network Resource.
    • In the list below, click Computer, and then click the arrow button to move the item to the Selected items list.
    • Click OK.
    • Make sure that the Read check box is checked, and then click Save changes.
  5. Close the Security Role Manager window.
  6. On the Roles page, click Save changes.

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Jun 10, 2016 04:25 AM

In case of 7.6 reelase(likely 8.0 as well) there is a need also to add 

Symantec Management Agent Profile ( READ ) / Permission 2 steps written above

 

 

PS. as well as 'vikas1101  I would like to know how to remove once granted priviledge

 

Apr 16, 2015 06:21 PM

Hi Triinu

In 7.6 I don't see how to remove items from a security role. (Which you shown in Permission 1) I can add them, but once they are added I see no way to remove them and they don't show up on my "added" list on the right. Can someone point me to the proper method?

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