View Underlying Roles of a System Role

Display a list of the underlying roles granted to a system role.

1. In the Perspective Resources view, select the resource and select Resource > Administration Console.
2. In the left pane, select IQ Servers > Security > Role Based > System Roles.
3. Select a system role from the right pane and either:
   • Click the arrow to the right of the name and select Manage Roles, or
   • From the Administration Console menu bar, select Resource > Manage Roles.
     Warning!  When viewing a list of the underlying role of a role, be sure you select the correct menu option. Each option has different inheritance outcomes. To review the differences, see Security Implications of the Managing Grantees and Managing Roles Options.
   A list of underlying roles granted to the system role along with their corresponding grant option appears.

   Grant Option	Description
   Role only	(default) Grantee can use the underlying system privileges of the role only.
   Administrative only	Grantee can grant and revoke the selected role to other users and roles, but cannot use its underlying system privileges.
   Administrative and role	Grantee can grant and revoke the selected role to other users and roles and use its underlying system privileges.