Barracuda Control Server, Administrator'S Manual

  Accounts and Roles  19

Managing User Accounts

To create a new Barracuda Control Server user, log into the Barracuda Control Server web interface 
as the 

Barracuda Control Server Account Admin

, and then use the following steps:

1.

Go to the 

CLOUD CONTROL > User Management 

page, and in the 

Create User 

section, enter 

the user email address, and select the preferred time zone.

2.

From the 

Role 

drop-down menu, select from the following options:

•

View Status only 

- User can view connected device statistics based on 

Access 

settings on 

the 

CLOUD CONTROL > Status

 page.

•

View Reports, Logs, and Status only

 - User can view connected device statistics on the 

CLOUD CONTROL > Status

 page, and track events such as login, connecting, or 

disconnecting specific devices by user, account, name, and date/time on the 

CLOUD 

CONTROL > Audit Log 

page. You may wish to assign this role to a support person or 

office manager to provide performance and traffic reports for each product type.

• All  Actions 

- Use this role to create a Barracuda Control Server administrator account; 

user can create users and assign permissions, connect devices, view device status, and 
view tasks and task errors based on 

Access 

settings.

•

Account Admin

 - Use this role to create a 

Barracuda Control Server account admin

; 

user can configure and manage the Barracuda Control Server, update security definitions, 
and view tasks and task errors.

3.

The 

Access 

list displays all devices currently connected to the Barracuda Control Server by 

group. Select only those units you wish to make available to the user. Limit which units to which 
the user has access. When a unit is checked, the user always has access to that unit. When a 
folder is checked, the user has access to everything under that folder including and Barracuda 
Networks devices added under the folder in the future. Removing units from the folder in the 
future removes the user access. Note that the 

Account Admin 

role always has access to 

all

connected devices.

4.

Click 

Create User 

to add the new user. An email is sent to the user’s email address with their 

log in username and password. Once added, the user account displays in the 

User View 

table.

Administrator Actions

Once you create a user, the user account details display in the 

User View 

table on the 

CLOUD 

CONTROL > User Management 

page. From this table you can take the following actions:

•

Reset Password

 – Resets the user’s password; a new password is automatically generated and 

sent to the user’s email address.

•

Edit User 

– Modify the user’s time zone, role, and device access.

•

Deactivate/Activate

 - Suspend or restart a Barracuda Control Server user account. Deactivated 

users can no longer log into the Barracuda Control Server.

Note

Once logged into the Barracuda Control Server, users can manage their own 
account information using the 

CLOUD CONTROL > My Account 

page.