Getting Started as a Trusted Extensions Administrator (Task Map)

Familiarize yourself with the following procedures before administering Trusted Extensions.

Task	Description	For Instructions
Log in to a Trusted Extensions system.	Logs you in securely.	Logging In to Trusted Extensions in Trusted Extensions User’s Guide
Perform common user tasks on a desktop.	These tasks include: Configuring your workspaces Using workspaces at different labels Using Trusted Extensions man pages	Working on a Labeled System in Trusted Extensions User’s Guide
Perform tasks that require the trusted path.	These tasks include: Allocating a device Changing your password Changing the label of a workspace	Performing Trusted Actions in Trusted Extensions User’s Guide
Assume a role.	Places you in the global zone in a role. All administrative tasks are performed in the global zone.	How to Enter the Global Zone in Trusted Extensions
Select a user workspace.	Exits you from the global zone.	How to Exit the Global Zone in Trusted Extensions

How to Enter the Global Zone in Trusted Extensions

By assuming a role, you enter the global zone in Trusted Extensions. Administration of the entire system is possible only from the global zone.

For troubleshooting purposes, you can also enter the global zone by starting a failsafe session. For details, see How to Log In to a Failsafe Session in Trusted Extensions.

Before You Begin

You are assigned an administrative role. For pointers, see Role Creation in Trusted Extensions.

Click account-name in the trusted stripe.
From the list, select a role.
For the location of Trusted Extensions desktop features, see Figure 6-1. For an explanation of these features, see Chapter 4, Elements of Trusted Extensions (Reference), in Trusted Extensions User’s Guide.
At the prompt, type the role password.
After authentication, the current workspace changes to the role workspace.

Before You Begin

You are in the global zone.

Select a user workspace from the desktop panel at the bottom of the screen.
Or, click your role name in the trusted stripe, and then select your user name.
The current workspace changes to a user workspace. All subsequent windows that you create in this workspace are created at your user label of the user.
The windows that you created in the role workspace continue to support processes at the label of the role. Processes initiated in those windows execute in the global zone with administrative privileges
For more information, see Working on a Labeled System in Trusted Extensions User’s Guide.

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