manual:config:users_and_usergroups
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| - | ===== - #11 Users and user groups ===== | + | ===== 11 Users and user groups ===== |
| === Overview === | === Overview === | ||
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| All user passwords are encrypted and stored in the Zabbix database. Users cannot use their user id and password to log directly into the UNIX server unless they have also been set up accordingly to UNIX. Communication between the web server and the user browser can be protected using SSL. | All user passwords are encrypted and stored in the Zabbix database. Users cannot use their user id and password to log directly into the UNIX server unless they have also been set up accordingly to UNIX. Communication between the web server and the user browser can be protected using SSL. | ||
| - | With a flexible [[manual:config:users_and_usergroups:permissions|user permission schema]] you can restrict and differentiate access to: | + | With a flexible [[manual:config:users_and_usergroups:permissions|user permission schema]] you can restrict and differentiate rights to: |
| - | * administrative Zabbix frontend functions | + | * access administrative Zabbix frontend functions |
| - | * monitored hosts in hostgroups | + | * perform certain actions in the frontend |
| + | * access monitored hosts in hostgroups | ||
| + | * use specific API methods | ||
| - | The initial Zabbix installation has two predefined users - 'Admin' and 'guest'. The 'guest' user is used for unauthenticated users. Before you log in as 'Admin', you are 'guest'. Proceed to [[manual:config:users_and_usergroups:user|configuring a user]] in Zabbix. | ||