Introduction for Authorized Users > Types of Users

Types of Users
The OnBoard supports two main types of users:
Two predefined administrators are root and admin, and they cannot be deleted.
The admin user can do the following:
The root user can do the following:
The root user cannot access the Web Manager.
Either root or admin can add regular user accounts and authorize them to access management features on connected devices. Optionally, adding regular users to the “admin” group makes them administrative users able to perform OnBoard administration.
The following table summarizes the responsibilities of each type of user and provides the default password for each type of user.
Cannot be deleted. Only direct logins to the OnBoard command line are allowed. Runs the cycli utility to do initial network configuration, as described in the AlterPath OnBoard Installation Guide. Also can run other OnBoard-specific commands and Linux commands on the command line of the Linux shell.
Cannot be deleted. Has full access to every function of the Web Manager. Also can run the cycli utility on the command line of the Linux shell and can use any Linux commands available to the non-root user.
administrator-
assigned
User account optionally configured by an administrator to be able to perform management functions on devices connected to the OnBoard. Users’ access to devices and to device-management features is controlled by authorizations. Users with permission to access management features on connected devices are referred to as “authorized users.”
Note: If a regular user is assigned to the “admin” group, that user can also perform the same administrative functions on the Web Manager as the “admin” user, as described above. Regular users added to the admin group are referred to as administrative users.
administrator-
assigned

Introduction for Authorized Users > Types of Users