`/etc/resolv.conf`::
-DNS search domain and nameserver setup.
+DNS search domain and nameserver setup. {pmg} uses the search domain setting
+to create the FQDN and domain name used in the postfix configuration.
`/etc/hostname`::
-The system's host name.
+The system's host name. {pmg} uses the hostname to create the FQDN used
+in the postfix configuration.
`/etc/hosts`::
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-Local users can manage and audit {pmg}. They can login on the
-management web interface.
+Local users can manage and audit {pmg}. They can login on the management web
+interface.
-There are three roles:
+There are four roles:
-* Administrator
-+
-Is allowed to manage settings of {pmg}, except some tasks like
-network configuration and upgrading.
+Administrator::
+
+Is allowed to manage settings of {pmg}, except some tasks like network
+configuration and upgrading.
+
+Quarantine manager::
-* Quarantine manager
-+
Is allowed to manage quarantines, blacklists and whitelists, but not other
settings. Has no right to view any other data.
-* Auditor
-+
+Auditor::
+
With this role, the user is only allowed to view data and configuration, but
not to edit it.
+Helpdesk::
+
+Combines permissions of the 'Auditor' and the 'Quarantine Manager' role.
+
In addition there is always the 'root' user, which is used to perform special
-system administrator tasks, such as upgrading a host or changing the
-network configuration.
+system administrator tasks, such as upgrading a host or changing the network
+configuration.
NOTE: Only pam users are able to login via the webconsole and ssh, which the
-users created with the web interface are not. Those users are created for
-{pmg} administration only.
+users created with the web interface are not. Those users are created for {pmg}
+administration only.
Local user related settings are saved in `/etc/pmg/user.conf`.