How to add a Read Only Administrator User account
03/26/2020
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Description
Read-only mode allows users to view the current configuration and status of a SonicWall security appliance without the risk of making unintentional changes to the configuration.
Read-only mode - Administrator cannot make any changes to the configuration, but can view the browse the entire management UI and perform monitoring actions.
Only administrators that are members of the SonicWall Read-Only Admins user group are given read-only access, and it is the only configuration mode they can access, they cannot edit the configuration and they cannot switch to full configuration mode.
A Read-Only Administrator can:
- Browse the full UI
- Export appliance settings(EXP)
- Download TSR
- Filter logs
- Export logs
Resolution
To create a Read-Only User you need to follow the steps given below:
Step 1 . Login to firewall UI in configuration mode
- Click Manage in the top navigation menu
- Navigate to Local Users & Groups
- Click on Local Users
- Click Add User button (This action will open a new window).
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Step 2. Provide Name and Password in User Settings.
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Step 3. Go to Groups Tab in same window. Select "SonicWall Read-Only Admins" and Move it to Right Side "Member of:" table and Click OK.
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A local user with Read-Only access has been successfully created.
Step 4.
- Click Manage in the top navigation menu
- Go to Network | Interfaces
- Click on the configure button on the interface where you want to enable User Login (Here we are taking example of X0)
- Enable User Login for HTTP or HTTPS as per your preference and click OK.
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NOTE: It is not recommended to include users in more than one of these(Limited Administrators , SonicWall Administrators, SonicWall Read-Only Admins) user groups. However, if you do so, the following behavior applies: If members of the SonicWall Administrators user group are also included in the Limited Administrators or SonicWall Read-Only Admins user groups, the members will have full administrator rights. If members of the Limited Administrators user group are included in the SonicWall Read-Only Admins user group, the members will have limited administrator rights.
How to Test:
Step 1. Go to Firewall Login Page and Type the read-only User Credentials and Click Login.
Please make sure that your Browser is not blocking any Pop-Ups.
Step 2: Now the User Login Status Window will appear and you need to Click Manage to enter the Firewall UI.
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Now after Login to Firewall UI you can see on Top Right corner that access mode is Read Only.
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