156-215.80 · Question #411
True or False: In R80, more than one administrator can login to the Security Management Server with write permission at the same time.
The correct answer is B. True, every administrator works in a session that is independent of the other administrators. In Check Point R80, multiple administrators can log in with write permission simultaneously because each session is isolated and changes are not published until the administrator explicitly publishes them.
Question
True or False: In R80, more than one administrator can login to the Security Management Server with write permission at the same time.
Options
- AFalse, this feature has to be enabled in the Global Properties.
- BTrue, every administrator works in a session that is independent of the other administrators.
- CTrue, every administrator works on a different database that is independent of the other
- DFalse, only one administrator can login with write permission.
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B88% (21)
- C8% (2)
Why each option
In Check Point R80, multiple administrators can log in with write permission simultaneously because each session is isolated and changes are not published until the administrator explicitly publishes them.
No Global Properties setting is required to enable this - concurrent write sessions are a built-in architectural feature of R80 and later.
R80 introduced a session-based management model where each administrator operates within their own private session. Changes made in one session are invisible to others until published, allowing concurrent write access without conflict. This is a fundamental architectural change from pre-R80 behavior.
Administrators share the same underlying database; they do not work on separate databases. Isolation is achieved through independent sessions, not separate databases.
This describes pre-R80 behavior where only one admin could hold write access at a time, which is no longer accurate in R80 and later.
Concept tested: Check Point R80 concurrent administrator session model
Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R80.40/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.40_SecurityManagement_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-SMAG/Managing-Administrator-Sessions.htm
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