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Manage Permission Sets

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To manage a permission set, click the permission set and select one of the available actions:

Permission Set

details_default Show Details - View permission set details.

audit_log Audit Log - View the Audit Log for the selected item.

icon_tags Tags - Edit tags (assign, unassign, create, delete).

edit_default Edit - Edit the permission set.

duplicate_default Duplicate - Create a duplicate permission set which you can modify and assign to a specific user. The duplicate will be stored in the home group of the user who duplicated it.

delete_default Delete - Delete the permission set.

Assignments

icon_user_group Show mapped accounts - Show the list of assigned mapped accounts.

Access Rights

move_default Access Group > move_default Move - Move the object to another Static Group where it is available to users with sufficient rights for the target group. Changing the Access Group is useful when solving access issues with other users. Access Group sets the object's Static Group and access to the object based on the user's access rights.

 


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All pre-defined permission sets have the All group in the Static Groups section. Be aware of this when assigning it to a user. Users will have these permissions over all objects in ESET PROTECT.

Create or edit a permission set

To create a new permission set, click New. To edit an existing permission set, select the applicable permission set and click Edit.

Basic

Type a Name for the set (mandatory setting). You can also type a Description and Tags.

Click Select tags to assign tags.

Static Groups

You can Select a Static Group (or multiple Static Groups) or Create new group that will take this competence. Permissions that are checked in the Functionality section will apply over objects contained in groups selected in this section.

Functionality

Select individual modules for which you want to grant access. The user with this competence will have access to these specific tasks. It is also possible to set different permissions for each type of Server Task and Client Task. There are available four pre-defined functionality sets. Select one of the four or select manually functionality check boxes.

Granting Write permission automatically grants Use and Read rights; granting Use rights automatically grants Read rights.

User Groups

You can add a User Group (or multiple User Groups) whose user parameters can be used inside a policy (for example Override Mode).

Users

Choose a user to be assigned by this permission set. All available users are listed on one side. Select specific users or select all users using the Add All button. Assigned users are listed on the other side. It is not mandatory to assign a user, you can do it later.

Summary

Review the settings configured for this competence and click Finish. The permission set is stored in the Home Group of the user who created it.

Click Save as to create a new permission set based on the permission set you are editing. You will be required to type a name for the new permission set.