Creating administrators
To create a new administrator account, you must be logged in to an account with sufficient privileges, or as a super user administrator.
You need the following information to create an account:
- Which authentication method the administrator will use to log in to the FortiManager unit. Local, remote, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication methods are supported.
- What administrator profile the account will be assigned, or what system privileges the account requires.
- If ADOMs are enabled, which ADOMs the administrator will require access to.
- If using trusted hosts, the trusted host addresses and network masks.
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For remote or PKI authentication, the authentication must be configured before you create the administrator. See Authentication for details. |
To create a new administrator:
- Go to System Settings > Admin > Administrators.
- In the toolbar, click Create New to display the New Administrator pane.
- Configure the following settings, and then click OK to create the new administrator.
User Name
Enter the name of the administrator will use to log in.
Avatar
Apply a custom image to the administrator.
Click Add Photo to select an image already loaded to the FortiManager, or to load an new image from the management computer.
If no image is selected, the avatar will use the first letter of the user name.
Comments
Optionally, enter a description of the administrator, such as their role, location, or the reason for their account.
Admin Type
Select the type of authentication the administrator will use when logging into the FortiManager unit. One of: LOCAL, RADIUS, LDAP, TACACS+, PKI, or Group. See Authentication for more information.
Server or Group
Select the RADIUS server, LDAP server, TACACS+ server, or group, as required.
The server must be configured prior to creating the new administrator.
This option is not available if the Admin Type is LOCAL or PKI.
Match all users on remote server
Select this option to automatically add all users from a LDAP server specified in Admin>Remote Authentication Server. All users specified in the Distinguished Name field in the LDAP server will be added as FortiManager users with the selected Admin Profile.
If this option is not selected, the User Name specified must exactly match the LDAP user specified on the LDAP server.
This option is not available if the Admin Type is LOCAL or PKI.
Subject
Enter a comment for the PKI administrator.
This option is only available if the Admin Type is PKI.
CA
Select the CA certificate from the dropdown list.
This option is only available if the Admin Type is PKI.
Required two-factor authentication
Select to enable two-factor authentication.
This option is only available if the Admin Type is PKI.
New Password
Enter the password.
This option is not available if Wildcard is selected.
If the Admin Type is PKI, this option is only available when Require two-factor authentication is selected.
If the Admin Type is RADIUS, LDAP, or TACACS+, the password is only used when the remote server is unreachable.
Confirm Password
Enter the password again to confirm it.
This option is not available if Wildcard is selected.
If the Admin Type is PKI, this option is only available when Require two-factor authentication is selected.
Force this administrator to change password upon next log on.
Force the administrator to change their password the next time that they log in to the FortiManager.
This option is only available if Password Policy is enabled in Admin Settings. See Password policy.
Admin Profile
Select an administrator profile from the list. The profile selected determines the administrator’s access to the FortiManager unit’s features. See Administrator profiles.
JSON API Access
Select the permission for JSON API Access. Select Read-Write, Read, or None. The default is None.
Administrative Domain
Choose the ADOMs this administrator will be able to access.
- All ADOMs: The administrator can access all the ADOMs.
- All ADOMs except specified ones: The administrator cannot access the selected ADOMs.
- Specify: The administrator can access the selected ADOMs. Specifying the ADOM shows the Specify Device Group to Access check box. Select the Specify Device Group to Access check box and select the Device Group this administrator is allowed to access. The newly created administrator will only be able to access the devices within the Device Group and sub-groups.
If the Admin Profile is Super_User, then this setting is All ADOMs.
This field is available only if ADOMs are enabled. See Administrative Domains (ADOMs).
Policy Package Access
Choose the policy packages this administrator will have access to.
- All Packages: The administrator can access all the packages.
- Specify: The administrator can access the selected packages or package folder. If you specify a policy package folder, the administrator can access the policy packages in the selected folder and all sub-folders.
This option is only available when the Admin Profile is not a Restricted Admin profile. See Restricted administrators.
Web Filter Profile
Select the web filter profiles that the restricted administrator will be able to edit.
This option is only available when the Admin Profile is set to a Restricted Admin profile. Security profiles can be configured by going to Policy & Objects > Object Configuration. See Managing objects and dynamic objects.
IPS Sensor
Select the IPS profiles that the restricted administrator will be able to edit.
This option is only available when the Admin Profile is set to a Restricted Admin profile. Security profiles can be configured by going to Policy & Objects > Object Configuration. See Managing objects and dynamic objects.
Application Sensor
Select the application control profiles that the restricted administrator will be able to edit.
This option is only available when the Admin Profile is set to a Restricted Admin profile. Security profiles can be configured by going to Policy & Objects > Object Configuration. See Managing objects and dynamic objects.
Trusted Hosts
Optionally, turn on trusted hosts, then enter their IP addresses and netmasks. Up to ten IPv4 and ten IPv6 hosts can be added.
See Trusted hosts for more information.
Theme Mode
Select Use Global Theme to apply a theme to all administrator accounts.
Select Use Own Theme to allow administrators to select their own theme.
Meta Fields
Optionally, enter the new administrator's email address and phone number.
The email address is also used for workflow session approval notifications, if enabled. See Workflow mode. Advanced Options
Configure advanced options, see Advanced options below.
For more information on advanced options, see the FortiManager CLI Reference.
Advanced options
Option
Description
Default
change-password Enable or Disable changing password. disable
ext-auth-accprofile-override Enable or Disable overriding the account profile by administrators configured on a Remote Authentication Server. disable
ext-auth-adom-override Enable or Disable overriding the ADOM by administrators configured on a Remote Authentication Server. disable
ext-auth-group-match Specify the group configured on a Remote Authentication Server. -
first-name Specify the first name. -
last-name Specify the last name. -
mobile-number Specify the mobile number. -
pager-number Specify the pager number. -
restrict-access Enable or Disable restricted access. disable