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Managing users
Roles and users concept
In WebHMI, there is a mechanism for managing users and their roles. The roles give or forbid access to certain project parts, while the users are binded to these roles.
Managing roles
On a new device, there are 3 roles configured by default:
Admin role
Can perform any actions in the project. This role with id = 1 can not be deleted from the project and only one property can be changed - the Title.
Other roles
The non-admin roles (id <> 1) can be freely configured. In the scratch new project there are 2 pre-configured roles for your convenience.
- Operator - can navigate most of the project and change values on the dashboards
- Read-only user - can only view the project (can't change anything)
Admin can add as many roles and users as needed. Users management page is located at Configuration→Users page. There is also a button for switching to the role editing page.
The user can specify a name, a password and a home page:
For each role, you can add permissions for accessing parts of the project for viewing or editing. The following is an example of setting up a predefined role “Operator”:
