# Getting started: assign permissions

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/assign-permissions/
- Published: 2026-08-24T01:47:10+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

1. [Home](https://www.agilicus.com/)
 2. [Agilicus AnyX Administrative Web Interface](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/)
 3. [Getting Started](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/)
 4. Getting started: assign permissions

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## Getting started: assign permissions

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The fourth setup task controls **who** gets access to the resources you have exposed.
This is where you grant users and groups the ability to reach specific resources,
at a specific level.

![Assign permissions guide](https://www.agilicus.com/www/de21bdc5-assign-permissions.
png)

## What this task is for

A resource is not accessible until someone is permitted to access it. Permissions
are the mechanism: for each user or group you choose which resources they can use
and at what level (for example read-only, read/write, or a named role in an application).

## How to do it

 1. Open **Getting Started > Assign Permissions** from the left navigation.
 2. Identify the users or groups that should have access (create them first if needed,
    see [Users](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/users/)
    and [Groups](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/groups/)).
 3. Open the permissions screens:

 * For **applications**: **Access > Application Permissions** ([Application permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/application-permissions/)).
 * For **resources** (shares, desktops, databases, networks, SSH, launchers): **
   Access > Resource Permissions** ([Resource permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/resource-permissions/)).

 1. Select the user or group, then the resource (or resource group), then the permission
    level.
 2. Repeat for every user or group that needs access.
 3. Mark **Assign Permissions** complete on the task board.

## Making permission management scale

 * Use **groups** instead of individual users so new team members inherit access
   automatically. See [Groups](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/groups/).
 * Use **resource groups** to manage access to many resources at once. See [Resource groups](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/resource-groups/).
 * Use **policies** to add rules on top of permissions (for example geolocation 
   restrictions). See [Policies](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/policies/).

## Configuration versus confirmation

 * **Configuration**: assigning permission levels in the permissions screens.
 * **Confirmation**: the platform shows a summary of what will be granted before
   you apply changes. Review it carefully, because granting a level of access is
   immediate once applied.

## Troubleshooting

 * A user says they cannot access a resource: check their permission in the permissions
   screens, and check the [audit](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/audits/)
   for the denial reason.
 * If users are allowed to _request_ access instead, see [Resource requests](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/resource-requests/).

## See also

 * [Policies and permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/concepts/policies-and-permissions/)
 * [Application permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/application-permissions/)
 * [Resource permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/resource-permissions/)
 * [Users](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/users/)
 * [Groups](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/access/groups/)
 * [Getting started: overview](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/overview/)

## Web guide

 * [Permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/permissions)
 * [Groups](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/groups)
 * [Resource groups](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/resource-groups)