Cyclades User's Guide manual KVM Port Permissions Hierarchy, Tools Where Documented

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needs to understand in order to perform advanced configuration of KVM permissions.

The following table shows the tools that the KVM/net administrator can use to set KVM port permissions and where in this manual to go for further details.

Table 1-10:Tools for Setting KVM Port Permissions

Tools	Where Documented
Web Manager	“To Assign KVM Port Access to a User or Group” on page 196
OSD	“KVM Ports Screens” on page 394

KVM Port Permissions Hierarchy

If you specify individual KVM port permissions or default permissions for users and groups, you need to understand the following information about how the system handles requests from a user who is trying to access a KVM port. The following series of decisions is made.

Decision 1: Check User’s KVM Port Permissions

1.Does the user have specific KVM port permissions that allow or deny access to the port?

•If yes, access is allowed or denied.

•If no, go to Decision 2.

Example for Decision 1

•If user john is trying to access KVM port 4 and his account has port 4 in a list of ports with full permission, then john is given read/write and power management access.

•If user jane is trying to access port 4 and her account has port 4 in a list of ports with no permission, then jane is denied access.

•If users jim, joan, jerry, jill, joe, jennifer, jordan, jolanda, and jezebel are trying to access port 4 and do not have port 4 listed for any types of access, then their access requests are passed to decision 2.

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