8.5. Assign Virtual Machine User Permissions

To access virtual machines from the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization User Portal, users must have the relevant permissions. Permissions are added from the Manager administration portal or the Power User Portal. A basic user has permissions for the assigned virtual machine only, not for all virtual machines in the system.

To assign UserRole permissions on a virtual machine

  1. From the administration portal, click the Virtual Machines tab. Select the virtual machine you created, Win7Huron.
  2. On the Details pane, navigate to the Permissions tab. Click the Add button.
  3. The Add Permission to User dialog displays. Enter desktopuser in the Search textbox, and click Go. Select the check box of the user to be assigned the permissions. Scroll through the Assign role to user list and select UserRole.
    Add UserRole permission

    Figure 8.5. Add UserRole permission


  4. Click OK. The user now has permissions to access the virtual desktop.