User management

Introduction

Users are set up for access to the WebGUI via the user administration. The setup is very simple with only a few options. It is possible to set up two-factor authentication.

Configuration

Username

The user name is used for logging in. The default setting is that the user name must be an email. This setting can be adjusted in the system options.

Locked

If the switch is active, the user is no longer allowed to log in.

Role

There are three roles in total:

Role	Description
admin	An administrator with full rights.
operator	The operator account has the same rights as an administrator with the exception that the operator does not have access to user management.
user	This user has no write permissions, meaning he is not allowed to make any changes to hosts, services, templates, groups or other things. However, the user can design his dashboard, change the language settings and his password.

Filter by group

This option is perhaps the most important option if you want to restrict access to certain hosts. If the option is active, a user can only see the hosts in the WebGUI with which the user is configured in a group.

Timezone

The user’s time zone.

Password

The password that the user uses to log in together with the user name. In the system options there is a detailed password policy that can be used to set how long the password must be, which characters it must contain, etc.

2 factor authentication

In this field, enter the address to which the message with the authentication code should be sent. Please make sure to follow the instructions in the configuration of the Bloonix WebGUI regarding the parameters 2fa_mail_from and 2fa_command.

Force passwort change

When setting up new users, you can force a password change during the initial login.