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System Administration

The System Administration page is where QIE administrators manage the server itself and the users, roles, and zones that exist on it. Access requires administrator permission. Users without it do not see the System Administration menu item.

Users, roles, and zones

  • Users are the accounts that can sign into QIE. Each account carries its own password, login, and timeout settings.
  • Roles and Permissions are the named permission sets a user holds. Each permission level grants a different degree of access within a zone.
  • Zones group channels and the resources they use. Create, rename, and delete them here, and grant users access to them.
  • The Global Zone is the special zone that holds the variables, connections, and resources shared across all other zones.

System Configuration

The System Configuration page holds server-wide settings at two levels. Basic settings appear when the page is first opened. The rest appear when Show Advanced Settings is selected at the bottom.

  • System Configuration holds the system name and type, update settings, email delivery, nightly configuration backup, external libraries, and audit logging.
  • User Authentication sets the login, password, and two-factor policy for local accounts.
  • LDAP Authentication authenticates users against a directory server.
  • OpenID Connect (OIDC) Authentication authenticates users against an OIDC identity provider.
  • Message Retention sets how long messages, errors, and log entries are kept, and how to purge them.
  • Alerts holds the global alert handler script and the queue alert defaults. Nothing is delivered until SMTP is configured. (Advanced)
  • Global Error Handling holds the global error handler script and the error-management defaults that channels inherit. (Advanced)
  • Advanced System Settings holds optional modules, proxies, thread pools, and search settings. (Advanced)
  • System Maintenance covers database and configuration migration, log messages, and restarting QIE. (Advanced)

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