RIGHTS of a USER in CIS

In this Article, I am going to discuss about RIGHTS of a USER in Composite.
Many people often get confused between RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES in Composite. This article should give you a clear picture of RIGHTS in Composite.

As of Composite 6.2 there are 10 different RIGHTS that can be assigned to a USER or a GROUP in Composite. Composite RIGHTS are assigned to GROUPS and USERS to perform actions with the Composite Information Server. Rights determine which parts of Composite each user can access and use.
Rights enable display and modification of server configurations.

It is always advised to create GROUPS, add USERS to the GROUPS and then assign RIGHTS to the created GROUPS. Users who are members of groups inherit all rights assigned to those groups.

RIGHTS:
1  ACCESS_TOOLS
2  READ_ALL_CONFIG
3  MODIFY_ALL_CONFIG
4  READ_ALL_RESOURCES
5  MODIFY_ALL_RESOURCES
6  READ_ALL_STATUS
7  MODIFY_ALL_STATUS
8  READ_ALL_USERS
9  MODIFY_ALL_USERS
10 UNLOCK_RESOURCE

RIGHTS of a USER/GROUP

RIGHTS DESCRIPTION:

1  ACCESS_TOOLS
As the name itself suggests, a USER or a GROUP having this privilege will have access to COMPOSITE tools. Without this RIGHT, the user can only use JDBC, ODBC and Web Services to access the server and underlying native sources. All Composite tools require this RIGHT. End-Users are denied this RIGHT because they are usually interested in Data rather than the implementation details.

2  READ_ALL_CONFIG
Composite has many configuration settings like Web Services Interface setting, Studio Data setting, Data Source settings and so in. A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can view all the CONFIG settings in Composite.

3  MODIFY_ALL_CONFIG
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can view and modify all the CONFIG settings in Composite.

4  READ_ALL_RESOURCES
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can READ (view) all the Composite RESOURCES.

5  MODIFY_ALL_RESOURCES
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can READ(view) and MODIFY all the Composite RESOURCES.

6  READ_ALL_STATUS
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can READ(view) the Composite SESSIONS, TRANSACTIONS, REQUESTS, CACHES, DATA SOURCES and TRIGGERS.

7  MODIFY_ALL_STATUS
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can terminate sessions, transactions, and requests, clearing caches, and even stopping or restarting the server.

8  READ_ALL_USERS
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can READ(view) the Composite DOMAINS, GROUPS and USERS.

9  MODIFY_ALL_USERS
A USER or a GROUP having this RIGHT assigned can READ(view) and MODIFY the Composite DOMAINS, GROUPS and USERS. This RIGHT gives full administrative power as it can provide RIGHTS to any RESOURCE in Composite.

10 UNLOCK_RESOURCE
This RIGHT gives the USER or GROUP the ability to UNLOCK resources (irrespective of who has actually LOCKED the resource).

CIS Server LOG Time and Time-Zone

CIS time and timezone is dependent on the server and server timezone.
The default timezone of Composite is GMT.
If you would like to change the time zone from GMT to say like IST do the following

1. Stop the Composite Server
2. Browse to the "conf\server" folder on the server
For Eg: 
"C:\Program Files\Composite Software\CIS 6.1.0\conf\server"

3. In that you would see a file named: "server" which is an XML File.
4. Browse to the end of the file and you would see a tag like : <Set name="LogTimeZone">GMT</Set>
5. Change the above tag to IST
6. Restart the server which will reflect the new time zone (IST).

7. Additionally, if you want the same time to reflect in WebService calls then do the following
8. Login as a user which has "MODIFY_ALL_CONFIG" rights
9. In Administration Tab go to Configuration
10. Under Composite Server -> Web Services Interface -> TimeZone Base On GMT
11. Change the value from True to False

Composite Time Zone Config Parameter 

12. You shall see the changed time and timezone in Web Service Calls.