Edit a Permission

You can change the role that is paired with a user or group. You can also change the propagation setting.

Prerequisites

• Verify that you know the default roles. See Default System Roles.

• If you are editing a permission on a remote object, connect to the remote server. See Connect to a Remote Server.

Procedure

1. Open the Permissions dialog box.

   Option	Description
   If the object is a shared or remote virtual machine	Right-click the object and select Manage > Permissions.
   If the object is a remote host, datacenter, or folder	Right-click the object and select Permissions.

2. Select the permission.
3. Select a new role from the drop-down menu.

   On a Windows host, the drop-down menu is under Assigned Role.

   On a Linux host, the role is changed immediately. On a Windows host, the role is not changed until you click OK.

4. To change the propagation setting, select or deselect the Propagate check box.

   The propagation setting change takes effect immediately.

5. (Windows host only) Click OK to save your changes.