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How User Profile Management Works

User Profile Management allows you to have different users access Arcserve Backup with different privileges. Using the User Profile Manager, you can assign individual users different roles with specific permissions. For example, you can have three users: one having an administrator role, one having a backup operator role, and one having a restore operator role. The ability to assign permissions based on role decreases the chances of an unauthorized user accessing the Arcserve Backup domain.

When you install Arcserve Backup, the caroot user profile is set up, with the Administrator group assigned to it by default. The Administrator group provides control over all Arcserve Backup functions operating within a given Arcserve Backup domain.

Using the User Profile Manager, Arcserve Backup supports the following management functions for users and roles:

• Add a user.
• Delete a user.
• Change a user's password.
• Assign a user to a role.
• Delete a user from a role.
• Assign a role to a user.
• Delete a role from a user.

You can assign a user multiple roles, providing the user with a variety of permissions. The following diagram illustrates a user with multiple roles: