Manage Users

Add, modify and remove users of your company.

User Roles and Access Privileges

In Altair, company accounts are managed through the following distinct roles, each with specific permissions.

Owner: The owner has full control over the company account.
  • Complete access to manage account settings.
  • The only user authorized to transfer company ownership to another user.
  • Can update company account metadata (e.g., address) in the portal.
  • Altair uses the owner account for important company-related communications.
Administrator: Admins help manage the company's account users and license.
  • Add, modify, or remove company user accounts.
  • Access and manage software licenses assigned to the company.
User: Users can access and utilize assigned software but have limited permissions.
  • Log in to Altair One to download and use assigned software.
  • No access to account settings or user/license management.
Site Admin: The Site Admin role provides comprehensive management and oversight capabilities related to storage and user data within the system.
  • Storage Management Access
    • Site Admins have full access to all storage management settings. This includes the ability to configure and monitor storage resources.
    • Site Admins can purge data to clean up the physical disk space.
  • Storage Usage Visibility
    • Site Admins can view the overall storage usage details, including total storage capacity available, amount of used storage space, and a detailed breakdown of storage usage by each user.
  • User Data Access: Site Admins can
    • access and view all users' data within the system.
    • have the capability to view file replicas.
      Note: The Replicas tab displays only when replicas exist, providing a clear and concise interface.
    • view all users' active desktops in their account under Altair One Home > Running Desktops section. They can also terminate any user's active desktop session.
      Note: Site admins need the additional PBS Admin role to terminate active desktops and jobs.
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    • view all users' running and previously submitted jobs of all users on their Jobs page.
    • view all users' appliances on their Appliances page.
    • view all users' purge data under Altair Drive > Activity.