PI System Management Tools

Interface list security permissions

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This tool creates only the root PIModule the first time it runs. This operation requires PIMODULES (r,w) and module (r,w) permissions on \%OSI.

Subsequent uses of this tool require PIMODULES(r), module (r, w) permissions on the specific root module, only.

Root Module used: \%OSI\Interfaces.

Permission Type	Requirements
File System	Requires local and remote read permissions on the interface executable file to retrieve interface file version.
Registry Access	None required.
Service Control Manager	Requires read and service control privileges on local and remote computers. For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003, and later, you are prompted to restart SMT as an administrator when this is attempted by the operating system.

Permission Type

Requirements

File System

Requires local and remote read permissions on the interface executable file to retrieve interface file version.

Registry Access

None required.

Service Control Manager

Requires read and service control privileges on local and remote computers.

For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003, and later, you are prompted to restart SMT as an administrator when this is attempted by the operating system.

The following table lists access permissions required for PI point-related tasks.

Permission Type	Requirements
View Interface List	PIModules (r), module (r) Note: module (r) also assumes (r) for all modules along the hierarchy path above it.
Configure Interface Services	None required; write access not needed.

Permission Type

Requirements

View Interface List

PIModules (r), module (r)

Note: module (r) also assumes (r) for all modules along the hierarchy path above it.

Configure Interface Services

None required; write access not needed.