Manage User Permissions for Dedicated Hosting

This article describes user permissions for Rackspace Dedicated hosting and shows you how to manage these permissions.

To manage permissions in the MyRackspace portal select Account > Permissions.

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To access the Permissions area in the MyRackspace Portal and modify another user’s permissions, you must have either Account Administrator permission or Admin permission. Account Administrator permission grants the user unlimited access to all sections of the MyRackspace Portal. Admin permission (on a device or service) grants the user the ability to access and manage the device or service.

If you can't find the information you need here, review the FAQ section on the left for answers to common user permission problems.

Categories of permissions

Two types of permissions are available for Rackspace Dedicated hosting accounts:

• Direct permissions: These grant the user direct access to account permissions, linked cloud accounts, devices, or services.

• Effective permissions: Users inherit these because of their memberships in user and product groups.

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You can grant a user a combination of direct and effective permissions. MyRackspace uses the highest level of permission granted.

Methods for assigning permissions

To manage user permissions, log in to the MyRackspace portal and then select Account > Permissions.

You can use the four tabs on the next page to assign permissions in the following ways:

• Assign by user
• Assign by product
• Manage groups
• Global permissions

Assign by user

This method enables you to select an individual and grant them direct or effective permissions at the account level. You can also manage a user's access to associated cloud accounts, devices, services, product groups, and group membership by selecting the tabs on the Assign By User page.

To assign permissions by user, complete the following steps:

1. Select Account > Permissions.

2. Select Assign by User.

3. Select a user and select from one of the tabs to update the user permissions.

Assign by user group

This method enables you to select a group of users and grant them:

• Permissions at the account level.
• Access to linked cloud accounts, devices, services, or product groups.

To assign permissions by user group, perform the following steps:

1. Select Account > Permissions.

2. Select Assign by User.

3. Select a group from the User Groups column.

4. Select the checkbox next to the permissions you want to assign to that group.

5. Click Save Changes.

This updates the permissions of all users in the selected group.

User permission types

The following table explains the different permission options.

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Creating product and user groups and using them to manage user permissions is more efficient than assigning permissions to individual users.

Assign by product

This method enables you to manage user access to an individual product or product group.

To assign permissions by product or product group, perform the following steps:

1. Select Account > Permissions.

2. Select Assign by Product.

3. Make a selection from the Product or Product Group column.

4. Update the user, user group, or Group membership permission.

5. Select Save Changes.

Manage groups

The Manage Groups tab enables you to create new User and Product groups and update members.

Create a user group

Use the following steps to create a user group:

1. Select Account > Permissions.
2. Select Manage Groups.
3. At the top of the User Groups column, enter a name for the new group and select the green plus sign.
4. Select the Group Members to add and select Save Changes.

Create a product group

Use the following steps to create a product group:

1. Select Account > Permissions.
2. Select Product Groups.
3. At the top of the Product Groups column, enter a name for the new group and select the green plus sign.
4. Select the Product to add and select Save Changes.

Grant access to a user group or product group

Use the following steps to grant access to a user group or product group:

1. Select Account > Permissions.
2. Select Manage Groups.
3. Select an existing group from the User Groups or Product Groups column.
4. Select the member to add.
5. Select Save Changes.

Delete a user or product group

Use the following steps to delete a user or product group:

1. Select Account > Permissions.
2. Select Manage Groups.
3. Select an existing group from the User Groups or Product Groups column.
4. Select the Actions dropdown in the upper-right corner.
5. Select Delete Group**.

Manage global permissions

The Global Permissions section lets you make changes across your entire account.

Ticketing Settings enable you to control the tickets that your users have permission to see when those tickets include one or more devices.

The following table shows the ticketing settings that you need for common actions or views:

How permissions impact the user experience for tickets

The following table shows the permissions that a user needs to perform common tasks with tickets: