General Configuration permissions

Abstract

Configure general settings, such as server and time zone.

Controls access to core platform settings that affect system-wide behavior, such as server settings, timezone settings, and system preferences. Access these through SettingsConfigurationsGeneralServer Settings.

For more information, see Configure server settings.

Permission

Description

Roles Example

None

No access to the Server Settings page, apart from Keyboard Shortcuts.

  • SOC Tier-1 Analyst: No need to access or modify server configuration.

  • Threat Hunter: Server configuration is not typically relevant to threat hunting.

View

Read-only access to the Server Settings page.

  • SOC Tier-2 Analyst: May need View for troubleshooting context.

  • SOC Tier-3 Analyst: May need to understand system configuration during investigations.

  • Security Engineer: Should understand configuration, but changes should go through Admin.

View/Edit

Full access to modify server and retention settings on the Server Settings.