The History tab allows you to view or export the details of each operation that has affected the selected partition.
The top of the History tab contains the following information:
Table 101: Partitions: History tab properties
Date/Time |
The date and time of the event |
User |
The display name of the user that triggered the event |
Source IP |
The network DNS name or IP address of the managed system that triggered the event |
Object Name |
The name of the selected partition. |
Event |
The type of operation made to the selected partition:
- Create
- Delete
- Update
- Add Membership
- Remove Membership
NOTE:A membership operation indicates a "relationship" change with a related or parent object such as a delegated administrator was added or removed from the selected partition. |
Related Object |
The name of the related object. |
Related Object Type |
The type of the related object. |
Parent |
The name of the object to which the selected partition is a child. |
Parent Object Type |
The parent object type. |
Select an event to display this additional information for some types of events (for example, create and update events).
Table 102: Additional History tab properties
Property |
The property that was updated |
Old Value |
The value of the property before it was updated |
New Value |
The new value of the property |
It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator to add partitions to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. When you create a new partition, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords creates a corresponding default profile with default schedules and rules. For more information, see Setting a default partition profile.
To add a partition
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions.
- Click Add Partition from the toolbar.
- In the Partition dialog, enter the following information:
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Name: Enter a unique name for the partition. Limit: 50 characters
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Description: (Optional) Enter information about this partition. Limit: 255 characters
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Delegated Owner: (Optional) Browse to select one or more users to manage the assets and accounts in this partition.
You can use the Clear icon to remove an individual delegated owner from this list or right-click and select Remove All to clear all of the delegated owners from the list.
By default, an Asset Administrator can manage all partitions; however, you can delegate partition management to a user with no administrator permissions.
When you create a new partition, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords creates a corresponding default partition profile with default schedules and rules. You can:
Use the Assets tab on the Partitions view to add one or more assets to a partition. When you assign an asset to a partition, all the accounts associated with that asset are assigned to that partition, as well.
You can only assign an asset to one partition at a time. When you assign an asset to a partition, all accounts associated with that asset are automatically reassigned to that partition, as well. Then, any new accounts you add for that asset are automatically assigned to that partition.
You can reassign the asset to another partition either from the scope of the other partition or from an asset's General properties. For more information, see Assigning an asset to a partition.
When you associate an asset to a partition, all the accounts associated with that asset, are also added to the scope of that partition. For more information, see About partition profiles.
To add assets to a partition
- Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions.
- In Partitions, select a partition from the object list and open the Assets tab.
- Click Add Asset from the details toolbar.
- On the Asset dialog, select one or more assets.
- ClickOK.
If you do not see the asset you are looking for and are an Asset Administrator, you can create it in the selection dialog by clicking Create New. For more information, see Adding an asset.