Managing administrator accounts – FortiAnalyzer – FortiOS 6.2.3

Managing administrator accounts

Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrator to view the list of administrators and manage administrator accounts.

Only administrators with the Super_User profile can see the complete administrators list. If you do not have certain viewing permissions, you will not see the administrator list. When ADOMs are enabled, administrators can only access the ADOMs they have permission to access.

The following options are available:

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Creating administrators

To create a new administrator account, you must be logged in to an account with sufficient privileges, or as a super user administrator.

You need the following information to create an account:

• Which authentication method the administrator will use to log in to the FortiAnalyzer unit. Local, remote, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication methods are supported.
• What administrator profile the account will be assigned, or what system privileges the account requires. l If ADOMs are enabled, which ADOMs the administrator will require access to. l If using trusted hosts, the trusted host addresses and network masks.

To create a new administrator:

1. Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrators.
2. In the toolbar, click Create New to display the New Administrator
3. Configure the following settings, and then click OK to create the new administrator.

Advanced options

Editing administrators

To edit an administrator, you must be logged in as a super user administrator. The administrator’s name cannot be edited. An administrator’s password can be changed using the right-click menu, if the password is not a wildcard.

To edit an administrator:

1. Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrators.
2. Double-click on an administrator, right-click on an administrator and then select Edit from the menu, or select the administrator then click Edit in the toolbar. The Edit Administrator pane opens.
3. Edit the settings as required, and then select OK to apply the changes.

To change an administrator’s password:

1. Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrators.
2. Right-click on an administrator and select Change Password from the menu. The Change Password dialog box opens.
3. If you are editing the admin administrator’s password, enter the old password in the Old Password
4. Enter the new password for the administrator in the New Password and Confirm Password
5. Select OK to change the administrator’s password.

Deleting administrators

To delete an administrator or administrators, you must be logged in as a super user administrator.

1. Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrators.
2. Select the administrator or administrators you need to delete.
3. Click Delete in the toolbar, or right-click and select Delete.
4. Select OK in the confirmation box to delete the administrator or administrators.

To delete an administrator using the CLI:

1. Open a CLI console and enter the following command:

config system admin user delete <username>

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