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Question
What is the method for restricting user access to Cognos Analytics 11?
Answer
Steps to restrict access to Cognos Analytics 11 are:
1. Open Cognos Configuration and under the ‘Security’ tab, click on ‘Authentication’.
2. Against ‘Restrict access to members of the built-in namespace?’ set the value to ‘True’. This excludes all others from third party authentication sources who are not explicitly part of a Cognos namespace group or role as defined in Cognos Analytics 11.
3. Save the configuration and restart the Cognos service.
4. Log into the Cognos Analytics 11 ‘Welcome’ dashboard as an administrator.
5. Click on the ‘Manage’ tab in the bottom left corner and then select ‘Administration Console’.
6. Click on the ‘Security’ tab and select the ‘Cognos’ namespace.
7. Ensure that all authorised users (those that you do want to give portal access) belong to at least one ‘Cognos’ namespace role or group.
8. If the ‘Everyone’ group is listed as a member of any of the Cognos built-in roles and groups, remove it.
NOTE: Before removing the ‘Everyone’ group, make sure that one or more administrators are explicitly listed as a member of the ‘System Administrator’ role of the ‘Cognos’ namespace. Otherwise, once the ‘Everyone’ group is removed, that role will be locked out and no further changes can be made.
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