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Solaris patch policy management permissions

The Solaris patch policy management permissions required for user actions table specifies the Solaris Patch Policy Management permissions required by users to perform specific actions in the SA Client. For security administrators, the table answers this question: To perform a particular action, what permissions does a user need?

If a customer is assigned to a folder, then customer constraints might limit the objects that can be associated with a Solaris patch policy contained in the folder. For a list of tasks affected by these constraints, see Folders, customer constraints, and software policies.

Solaris patch policy management permissions required for user actions

User Action

Action Permission

Server Permission (Customer, Facility, Device Group)

Folder Permissions

Solaris patch policy

Create Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Delete Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Open Solaris Patch Policy (View)

Manage Software Policy: Read

N/A

Read

Edit Solaris Patch Policy Properties

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Add Patches

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

Manage Patches: Read

N/A

Folder containing the software policy: Write

Add Scripts

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

Manage Server Scripts: Read

N/A

Folder containing the software policy: Write

Remove Patches

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Remove Scripts

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Attach Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read

Allow Attach/Detach Software Policy: Yes

Model Public Device Groups: Yes (This permission is required if you are attaching the Solaris patch policy to a public device group.)

Read & Write

Read

Detach Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read

Allow Attach/Detach Software Policy: Yes

Model Public Device Groups: Yes (This permission is required if you are attaching the Solaris patch policy to a public device group.)

Read & Write

Read

Remediate

Manage Software Policy: Read

Allow Remediate Servers: Yes

Read & Write

Read

Scan Solaris Patch Compliance

N/A

Read

N/A

Rename Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Cut Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Write

Copy Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read

N/A

Read

Paste Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Source Folder: Read (for copy and paste)

Source Folder: Write (for cut and paste)

Destination Folder: Write

Move Solaris Patch Policy

Manage Software Policy: Read & Write

N/A

Source Folder: Write

Destination Folder: Write