General Configuration permissions - Configure general settings, such as server and time zone. - Administrator Guide - Cortex XSIAM - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XSIAM 3.x Documentation
Product
Cortex XSIAM
Creation date
2025-07-15
Last date published
2026-06-11
Category
Administrator Guide
Abstract

Configure general settings, such as server and time zone.

Controls access to core platform settings that affect system-wide behavior, such as server settings, timezone settings, and system preferences. Access these through Settings → Configurations → General → Server Settings.

For more information, see Configure server settings.

Permission

Description

Roles Example

None

No access to the Server Settings page, apart from Keyboard Shortcuts.

  • SOC Tier-1 Analyst: No need to access or modify server configuration.

  • Threat Hunter: Server configuration is not typically relevant to threat hunting.

View

Read-only access to the Server Settings page.

  • SOC Tier-2 Analyst: May need View for troubleshooting context.

  • SOC Tier-3 Analyst: May need to understand system configuration during investigations.

  • Security Engineer: Should understand configuration, but changes should go through Admin.

View/Edit

Full access to modify server and retention settings on the Server Settings.