Could someone please explain the following options when creating a security group in CM v6.0?

• Available for local administrators
• Allow high level delete of folders

The "Available for Local Administrators" field only displays if you have Security Admin lockdown enabled in the site ie. you are able to set up local administrators that can each administer the security for their particular areas. Local administrators can only see and administer users as well as groups that they have been given authority to administer. They can also only add users to groups that they have been given authority to administer. If the "Available for Local Administrators" field is checked then local administrators will be able to add users to this group even though they have not been given authority to administer the group. Note that they will only be able to add users to the group, not be able to administer the users in it (unless they have been given authority).

If the "Allow high level delete of folders" field is checked then users in that group will be able to delete folders at the top level even though there are existing sub-folders, articles, images and documents in the folder. If the field is not checked then users in that group will need to first delete the sub-folders, articles, images and documents in a folder one-by-one before being able to delete the folder. This is a safety feature to stop users from going in and deleting content without being sure what they are deleting.  

 Thanks Tracy, That helps me a lot.

I need to setup a local administrator group. Can you lead me through the process?

I assume I need to make a new usertype in the lookup tables called something like "local administrator" and then ensure the role "Local Administrator" is checked.

 From here I am a little lost. I assume when I make a new group for this role I have to check "This group will perform a systems administration role ".

How do I set up which users/groups this local administrator can administer? 

Hi there,

Yes - when you create the new local administrator user type ensure that the role is "Local Administrator".

Now you add a new user and give them the local administrator user type. After clicking on Save the system will take you to the usual page where you add the user to groups that they belong to. On this page you will see a new section called "Security Groups that this user can administer" - this is where you select which groups the user is in charge of.

Note that the new section only appears because the user type has a role of local administrator. For all other users this new section would not appear.

Brilliant!

Thank you Tracey.