Creating users and groups

Log in as Administrator and click on the Users link, located under SECURITY, to get an overview of existing users. From here you can edit, delete, or add a new user. Group management can be found under SECURITY:Groups.

Browse to the Groups management screen and create a new group named packt-group. Users belonging to this group will be granted access to the code presented in this book. Next, create a user packt with password packt. Now, the user list will be repopulated, including the new user:

From the Groups column, click on select to add packt-group to the user's groups and save.

Managing project roles

Sonar manages security at four standard levels as shown under Configuration | SECURITY:

• Users

• Groups

• Global Roles

• Project Roles

Global Roles include one default Administrator role that grants a user every administrative right that has to do with the configuration and personalization of the instance. As a global administrator, you may configure every aspect of...