5.1.1. Starting Restricted Configuration

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### 5.1.1. Starting Restricted Configuration

Only the user designated as the Root User can perform a restricted configuration (see Designating a Root User). While the workspace is under restricted configuration, no other user will be allowed to sign in to the workspace.

Note:

- When you begin configuration, all other users will be logged out of the workspace, so you may want to check the Administration/Users folder to see which users are logged in before you begin. Logged-in users will be identified with green user icons . As a best practice, it is recommended that you give advanced notice to all users of a workspace when configuration will start and when it will end.

- If a user has the same user account in two workspaces, and is currently signed in to both of those workspaces via a web browser (see Making Simultaneous Connections in the User’s Guide), placing one workspace under restricted configuration will forcibly sign that user out of both workspaces, even if the workspace that they currently have open is not the one being configured. However, if proxy clients such as the File Transfer Client and EKM Studio are active in either workspace, they will only be disconnected in the workspace that is being configured.

  Note that this rule only applies to connections made through a web browser. It does not apply to connections made through a client such as Workbench.

To begin restricted configuration:

1. In the Administration section, click the Configure button and select Begin Workspace Configuration. Note that this feature is only available if you are the designated Root User for the current workspace. You are asked to confirm that you want to start the configuration mode.

   Figure 5.1: Begin Workspace Configuration Dialog Box

2. Click OK to start the configuration. This makes items on the Configuration page editable, and signs other users out of the workspace.

You can now make custom type, lifecycle, and script configuration changes to your workspace. When you are done, choose one of following three options on the Workspace Configuration menu:

- Apply Workspace Configuration

- Revert Workspace Configuration

- Accept Workspace Configuration

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