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Version: OpCon 26.0 (On-Prem)

Managing Machine Privileges

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?​

The Machine Privileges editor maintains Role privileges for Machines, displaying a list of role names with granted and revoked privileges. For conceptual information, refer to Machine Privileges in the Concepts online help.

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If a Role has the Inherit Privileges for All Machines feature enabled, the UI does not allow granting or revoking specific privileges. For additional information, refer to Roles in the Concepts online help.

Granting Machine Privileges​

To grant a privilege, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on Machine Privileges under the Security topic. The Machine Privileges screen displays
  2. Select a role in the Select Role list
  3. Select the machine(s) in the Revoked list box
  4. Select the right arrow to move privileges to the Granted list box. This gives the user read-only privileges for all jobs on the machine
  5. Select Close ☒ (to the right of the Machine Privileges tab) to close the screen

Revoking Machine Privileges​

To revoke a privilege, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on Machine Privileges under the Security topic. The Machine Privileges screen displays
  2. Select a role in the Select Role list
  3. Select the machine(s) in the Granted list box
  4. Select the left arrow to move privileges to the Revoked list box
  5. Select Close ☒ (to the right of the Machine Privileges tab) to close the screen

FAQs​

Q: What does managing machine privileges involve?

Managing machine privileges includes Granting Machine Privileges, Revoking Machine Privileges. Access machine privileges through the Enterprise Manager navigation pane.

Q: Who can manage machine privileges in OpCon?

Users with the appropriate privileges assigned through their role can manage machine privileges. Contact your OpCon system administrator if you do not have access.

Glossary​

Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.

Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.

Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.

Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.

Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.

OpCon: Continuous' workflow automation platform. The OpCon server includes the database, SAM and Supporting Services (SAM-SS), and graphical user interfaces. agents installed on target platforms run jobs and report results.