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Definitions of user types

A user type specifies the kind of account the user holds, and includes remote users, remote groups, local users, database users, and maintenance users. Each of these types has its own role, which is assigned by a user with the role of OnCommand Administrator.

Your Performance Manager user types are as follows:
Maintenance user
Created from the maintenance console during the initial configuration of Performance Manager and its credentials are stored on the Performance Manager server. The maintenance user then creates additional users and assigns roles. The maintenance user is also the only user with access to the maintenance console.
Local user
Accesses the Performance Manager GUI using the credentials stored on the Performance Manager server. User perform functions based on the role given by the maintenance user or a user with the OnCommand Administrator role.
Remote group
Groups of users that access the Performance Manager GUI using the credentials stored on the authentication server. The name of this account should match the name of a group stored on the authentication server. All users within the remote group are given access to the Performance Manager GUI using their individual user credentials. Remote groups can perform functions according to their assigned roles.
Remote user
Accesses the Performance Manager GUI using the credentials stored on the authentication server. A remote user performs functions based on the role given by the maintenance user or a user with the OnCommand Administrator role.
Database user
Has read-only access to data in the Performance Manager database, has no access to the Performance Manager GUI or the maintenance console, and cannot execute API calls.