Give specific users or groups admin access (System Settings / Dashboard)

Resolution

Users that have this level of administrator access will be able to view and change all settings on the appliance.

Procedure for Active Directory Groups

1. Create a new or choose an existing group on the domain controller that will be allowed Admin access in Parallels Secure Workspace. We will use the Workspace-admin group as an example.
2. Add the users as a member of this group in the Active Directory.
3. Open System Settings > Manage > Labels.
4. Use the [Import Groups from AD] button.
   Alternatively, use [Add] to manually create the label:
   • Key: group
   • Value: should be the name of the group: Workspace-admin
   • Press [Add] to create the label
5. Navigate to System Settings > Configure > User Connector: Login Permissions .
6. Click the pencil next to Domain Administrators and add the group label.
   • Type group: to get a list of all group labels
   • Type the Active Directory group name (Workspace-admin) to get the specific label

Now all users that are a member of the Active Directory user group will see the System Settings and Dashboard apps.

Procedure for Active Directory Users

1. Navigate to System Settings > Manage > Labels.
2. Use the [Import Users from AD] button.
   Alternatively, create a new label by clicking [Add].
   • Key: username
   • Value: should be the name of the user: someuser
   • Press [Add] to create the label.
3. Navigate to System Settings > Configure > User Connector: Login Permissions .
4. Click the pencil next to Domain Administrators and add the user label.
   • Type username: to get a list of all user labels.
   • Type the username to get the specific label.

The user testuser will see the System Settings and Dashboard apps