The Manage Servers panel allows to create, delete and manage individual users that have access to MySQL Enterprise Service Manager
To log in to the Dashboard a user account is required. There are
three types of users with varying privileges; Administrators,
Database Administrators, and Agents. The
Administrator
can create additional users and
differs from a DBA
in this respect. For this
reason the Manage Users
does not display if a
DBA user logs in. Additionally, only administrators can change the
MySQL Enterprise Credentials section or enter a product key on the
Global Settings
page. These sections do not
appear when DBA users log in. For more information on this subject
see Section 5.1, “Global Settings”. The
Agent
account simply allows the MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent
to communicate with the Dashboard. There is no need for more than
one agent account but defining an account for each server that is
monitored can be an advantage since this minimizes exposure should
any one agent be compromised. You cannot log in to the Dashboard
using the agent's credentials.
When the Dashboard is first launched there are two default users,
Administrator
and Agent
,
both created during installation. Their default user names are
respectively, admin
and
agent
. The Administrator defined during
installation as having the root role is unique; this user cannot
be deleted.
If you are logged in as an Administrator
, you
can add a new user by choosing the Manage Users
link from the Settings
page. To create a user
click the create user button, select a role
for the user, and enter a user name and password.
When a new user first logs in, a dialog box opens requesting time
zone and locale information. This information may be changed later
from the User Preferences
page. For more
information, see Section 5.2, “User Preferences”.
If you installed the Advisors through the Dashboard you should have already configured the settings for the root role user. (See Section 5.1, “Global Settings” and following for more information about this topic.)
To receive MySQL Enterprise and Advisor updates configure the MySQL Enterprise settings for at least one user. The MySQL Enterprise settings were set up on the first login to the Dashboard. For information on changing these settings see, Section 5.1, “Global Settings”.
To edit an existing user's information, select the Manage
Users
link, then select the user you wish to edit. Make
your desired changes in the fields provided and then save your
changes.
To delete an existing user, merely select the
delete
link.