Differnt users

[Marc Powell]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johan Corsini [mailto:johan.corsini at guest.minfin.fed.be]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:38 AM
> To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> Cc: Marc Powell
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Differnt users
> 
> Le Mardi 21 Mars 2006 19:55, Marc Powell a écrit :
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:nagios-users-
> > > admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Peder Christian Bach
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:59 AM
> > > To: Nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: [Nagios-users] Differnt users
> > >
> > > Hi..
> > >
> > > Is there any possibility to have different users on Nagios ?
> > >
> > > User x has access to see everything in web.
> > >
> > > User z has access only to do reporting in web.
> >
> > This level of granularity is not possible. If a user can see a host or
> > service, they can perform all administrative functions related to that
> > host or service.
> >...
> 
> I am sorry, but I do not fully agree.  As far as I understand, a user can
> perform tasks on hosts and services that he is contact for, not hosts and
> services he can see.
> 
> So, you could, for example, create a "read only" user using the following
> :
> 
> - user reader is not contact for anything.
> 
> In the cgi.cfg :
> 
> - authorized_for_all_services=reader
> - authorized_for_all_hosts=reader
> 
> 
> With that, you would have an user who can see everything, but can't issue
> any
> command.
> 
> But I might be wrong, if it is the case, please tell me :)

I read the OP as a request to limit the view to reporting only but responded in a much broader context when I shouldn't have. Your example is right on and to be honest, I never think about the authorized_for_* settings in cgi.cfg. I haven't looked at or touched them in years myself. It's refreshing to be reminded of functionality I've forgotten about. I expect that this will be implemented better in the 3.0 front-end.

Thanks!

--
Marc


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