Audit and Remediation user action permissions

The following table lists typical Audit and Remediation user actions and the permissions required to perform them.

Audit and Remediation Permissions Required for User Actions

User Action

Action Permission

OGFS Permission

Server Permission (Customer, Facility, Device Group)

Snapshot Specification

View contents of Snapshot Specification

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Schedule and run a Snapshot Specification

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Create Snapshot Specification

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Create Application Configuration Rule

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create COM+ Rule

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Create Custom Script Rule

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Allow Create Custom Script Policy Rules: Yes.

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create Files

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create IIS Metabase Rule

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Create Registry Rule

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Link Audit Policy into Snapshot Specification

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read

Library Folder: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Import Audit Policy into Snapshot Specification

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read

Library Folder: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Save As Audit Policy

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read & Write

Library Folder: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Snapshots

View, list contents of a Snapshot

Manage Snapshot: Read

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

N/A

Read

Create Audit from Snapshot

Manage Snapshot: Read

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read

View Archived Snapshot

Manage Snapshot: Read

N/A

Read

Create Audit from archived Snapshot

Manage Snapshot: Read

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read

Delete Snapshot results

Manage Snapshot:
Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Detach Snapshot from a server

Allow General Snapshot Management: Yes

Manage Snapshot: Read & Write

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

N/A

Read

Remediate Snapshot results

Manage Snapshot: Read

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Snapshot Results: Application Configuration

Manage Snapshot: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate Snapshot Results: COM+

Manage Snapshot: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Remediate Snapshot Results: Custom Scripts

Manage Snapshot: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate Snapshot Results: File System

Manage Snapshot: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate Snapshot Results: Metabase

Manage Snapshot: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Remediate Snapshot Results: Registry

Manage Snapshot: Read

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Audits

View an Audit

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Run an Audit

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Schedule an Audit

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Create an Audit

Manage Audit: Read & Write

N/A

Read

Create Application Configuration Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create COM+ Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Create Custom Script Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Allow Create Custom Script Policy Rules: Yes

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create Discovered Software Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Server Modules: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Create Files Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create Hardware Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Create IIS Metabase Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Create Internet Information Server Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Create Registered Software Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Server Modules: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Create Software Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Create Weblogic Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Server Modules: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Create .NET Framework Configurations Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Server Modules: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Create Windows Registry Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Create Windows Services Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Create Windows/UNIX Users and Groups Rule

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Server Modules: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Link an Audit Policy into an Audit

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read

SA Client Library Folder: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Import an Audit Policy into an Audit

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read

Library Folder: Read

N/A

Read & Write

Save as Audit Policy

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read & write

Library Folder: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Audit Results

View Audit Results

Manage Audit Results:
Read

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read

View Archived Audit Results

Manage Audit: Read

N/A

Read

Delete Audit Results

Manage Audit Results:
Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Application Configuration

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: COM+

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Custom Script Rule

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Discovered Software

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Server Module: Read

Allow Execute Server Modules: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Files

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: IIS Metabase

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Remediate Internet Information Server

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Remediate Discovered Software

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Server Module: Read

Allow Execute Server Modules: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Remediate Software

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Remediate Weblogic

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Server Module: Read

Allow Execute Server Modules: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Remediate Windows .NET Framework Configurations

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Server Module: Read

Allow Execute Server Modules: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Windows Registry

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Windows Services

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

Remediate Audit Results: Remediate Windows/UNIX Users and Groups

Manage Audit: Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

Manage Server Module: Read

Allow Execute Server Modules: Yes

N/A

Read & Write

The following table lists the actions that users can perform for each Audit and Remediation permission. It has the same data as the above table, but is sorted by action permission. Although it is not indicated in the following table, the Managed Servers and Groups permission is required for all Audit and Remediation actions.

For security administrators, he following table answers this question: If a user is granted a particular action Audit and Remediation permission, what actions can the user perform?

User Actions Allowed by Audit and Remediation Permissions

Action Permission

User Action

OGFS Permission

Server Permission (Customer, Facility, Device Group)

Allow Create Custom Script Rule Policy: No

and

Manage Audit: Read

View Custom Script Rule: Audit

N/A

Read

Allow Create Custom Script Rule Policy: Yes

and

Manage Audit: Read & Write

Create Custom Script Rule: Audit

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Allow Create Custom Script Rule Policy: No

and

Manage Snapshot: Read & Write

View Custom Script Rule: Snapshot

N/A

Read

Allow Create Custom Script Rule Policy: Yes

and

Manage Snapshot: Read & Write

Create Custom Script Rule: Snapshot

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Allow General
Snapshot Management: Yes

Detach Snapshot from a server

N/A

Read

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

and

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: No

and

Manage Audit or Manage Snapshot: Read

View Audit or Snapshot, No Remediation

N/A

Read

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

and

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

and

Manage Audit or Manage Snapshot: Read & Write

Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results

N/A

Read & Write

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read

and

Allow Remediate Audit/Snapshot Results: Yes

and

Manage Audit or Manage Snapshot Results: Read & Write

Remediate Application Configuration Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate COM+ Rule

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Remediate Custom Script Rule Registry Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Remediate File System Rule

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Remediate IIS Metabase Rule

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Remediate Windows Registry Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Manage Audit: Read

View, schedule, run Audit

N/A

Read

View, schedule, run Audit with custom scripts in it N/A Read & Write

Manage Audit: Read & Write

 

 

Create, edit, delete Audit

N/A

Read & Write

Save Audit as Audit Policy

N/A

Read & Write

Link Audit Policy into Audit

N/A

Read & Write

Create Application Configuration Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create COM+ Rule

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Create File System Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create IIS Metabase Rule

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Create Window Registry Rule

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Manage Audit: Read & Write

and

Allow Create Custom Script Policy Rules: Yes

Create Custom Scripts Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Manage Audit: Read & Write

and

Manage Server Module: Read

Create the following Audit Rules:

Discovered Software

Registered Software

Windows .NET Framework Configurations

Windows Users and Groups

N/A

Read & Write

Manage Audit Results: Read

View Audit Results

N/A

Read

Manage Audit Results: Read & Write

Delete Audit Results

N/A

Read & Write

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

View, schedule, run Snapshot Specification

N/A

Read

View, schedule, run Snapshot Specification with custom scripts in it N/A Read & Write

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

 

Create, edit, and delete Snapshot Specification

N/A

 

Save Snapshot Specification as Audit Policy

(This action requires Read & Write for the library folder where policy lives.)

N/A

 

Link Audit Policy Into Audit

N/A

Read & Write

Create Application Configuration Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create COM+ Rule

Read COM+ Database

Read & Write

Create Discovered Software

 

 

Create File System Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Create IIS Metabase Rule

Read IIS Metabase

Read & Write

Create Windows Registry Rule

Read Server Registry

Read & Write

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

and

Manage Server Module: Read

Create the following Snapshot Rules:

Discovered Software

Registered Software

Windows .NET Framework Configurations

Windows Users and Groups

N/A

Read & Write

Manage Snapshot Specification: Read & Write

and

Create Custom Script Policy Rule

Create Custom Rule for Snapshot Specification

Write Server File System

Read & Write

Manage Snapshot: Read

View contents of Snapshot

N/A

Read

Manage Snapshot:
Read & Write

Delete Snapshot results

N/A

Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read

View contents of Audits and Snapshot Specifications

N/A

Read

Manage Audit Policy:
Read & Write
Create, edit Audit Policy

N/A

Read & Write
Create Application
Configuration Rule
Write Server File System Read & Write
Create COM+ Rule Read COM+ Database Read & Write
Create File System Rule Write Server File System Read & Write
Create IIS Metabase Rule Read IIS Metabase Read & Write
Create Windows Registry Rule Read Server Registry Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy: Read & Write

Manage Server Module: Read

Create the following Snapshot Rules:

Discovered Software

Registered Software

Windows .NET Framework Configurations

Windows Users and Groups

N/A

Read & Write

Manage Audit Policy:
Read & Write

and

Allow Create Custom Script Policy Rule

Create Custom Script Rule

Write Server File System

Read & Write