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Changing Access Permissions

1. From the VirtualCenter client, display the inventory panel and expand the appropriate object.

Click the Inventory button in the navigation bar. Expand the inventory as needed, and click the appropriate object.

2. With the appropriate object selected, view the Permissions panel and click Permissions tab.

3. Identify and select the object where the permission is defined.

a. Select an object to which the permission is defined.

b. Display the Permissions list. Click the Permissions tab.

c. Click the linked object in the Defined in column.

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VirtualCenter displays the Permission panel for the object to which the permission was defined.

4. View the Change Access Rule dialog box.

Select the user permission to change. Select Properties from either the Edit or right-click menu. Double-clicking will also bring up the Change Access Rule dialog.

5. Select the appropriate role for the user or group.

Click the appropriate radio button in the Change Access Rule screen. Click OK.

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When you change a rule on an object that does not define the rule but inherits it, a new rule is created for the user on that object even though you specified a change. The change creates a new rule for the object that is different from the inherited rule.

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