MC Configuration Privileges

When you create an MC user, you assign them an MC configuration access level (role). MC roles control a user's ability to create users and manage MC settings on the MC interface.

In addition to an MC role, users also have a database role that controls their database-specific privileges. See MC Database Privileges.

MC Roles and Privileges You Can Assign Users

You can assign a user one of the following MC access levels:

  • ADMIN Role (mc)—Full access to all MC functionality.
  • MANAGER Role (MC)—Access to MC user management functionality. Access to non-database MC alerts.
  • IT Role (mc)—Limited access to MC user management functionality. Access to MC log and to non-database MC alerts.
  • NONE Role (mc)—Database access only, to the databases an administrator assigns to this user.

You grant MC configuration privileges at the same time you create the user's account, on the User Management tab of the MC Settings page. You can change MC access levels using this page. See Creating an MC User for details.

You can also user the User Management tab to grant users access to one or more databases managed by MC. SeeMC Database Privilegesfor details.

MC Configuration Privileges By User Role

You grant the following configuration privileges by MC role.

MC access privileges ADMIN MANAGER IT NONE

Configure MC settings:

  • Configure storage locations and ports
  • Upload new SSL certificates
  • Manage LDAP authentication
  • Update Vertica installation
  • Change MC theme
  • Map to an external data source

Yes

 

Configure user settings:

  • Add, edit, delete users
  • Add, change, delete user permissions
  • Map users to one or more databases

Yes

Yes

Configure user settings:

  • Enable or disable user access to MC
  • Reset user passwords
Yes Yes Yes  

Monitor user activity on MC using audit log

Yes

   

Create and manage databases and clusters:

  • Create a new database or import an existing one
  • Create a new cluster or import an existing one
  • Remove databases and clusters from MC

Yes

   

Reset MC to its original, preconfigured state

Yes

 

Restart Management Console

Yes

 

View full list of databases monitored by MC

Yes

Yes

Yes

View MC log

Yes

 

Yes

 
View non-database MC alerts Yes Yes Yes Yes

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