Controls access to core platform settings that affect system-wide behavior, such as server settings, timezone settings, and system preferences. Access these through **Settings** → **Configurations** → **General** → **Server Settings**.
For more information, see [Configure server settings](../../../onboard-cortex-xsiam/post-deployment/configure-server-settings).
| Permission | Description | Roles Example |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| None | No access to the **Server Settings** page, apart from Keyboard Shortcuts. | <ul><li>SOC Tier-1 Analyst: No need to access or modify server configuration.</li><li>Threat Hunter: Server configuration is not typically relevant to threat hunting.</li></ul> |
| View | Read-only access to the **Server Settings** page. | <ul><li>SOC Tier-2 Analyst: May need View for troubleshooting context.</li><li>SOC Tier-3 Analyst: May need to understand system configuration during investigations.</li><li>Security Engineer: Should understand configuration, but changes should go through Admin.</li></ul> |
| View/Edit | Full access to modify server and retention settings on the **Server Settings**. | |
### Required and recommended permissions
Consider adding the following permissions:
| Permission | Permission Level | Reason |
| ------------------------ | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Auditing | View | Track all configuration changes for compliance and change management. Strongly recommended. |
| Access Management | View | Understand user access context when configuring system-wide settings. Strongly recommended. |
| Alert Notifications | View | Notification settings may be affected by general configuration changes. Recommended. |
| Cases & Issues | View | Understand how configuration changes impact alert processing. Recommended. |
| Broker Service | View | General settings may affect the behavior of the Broker VM and data collection. Recommended. |
| Dashboards | Enabled | View system health dashboards affected by configuration changes. Recommended. |
| Query Center | View | Query system data to validate configuration changes. Recommended. |
| Exception Approver Admin | View/Edit | Users who configure server settings may also need to configure exception approval workflows. Recommended. |