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When creating administrative users which of the following configuration objects determines access rights on the FortiGate unit.

The correct answer is A. profile. When creating administrative users on a FortiGate unit, the assigned admin profile determines the specific access rights and permissions the user has to different configuration areas.

Submitted by klara.se· Apr 18, 2026FortiGate Deployment and System Configuration

Question

When creating administrative users which of the following configuration objects determines access rights on the FortiGate unit.

Options

  • Aprofile
  • Ballowaccess interface settings
  • Coperation mode
  • Dlocal-in policy

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    89% (49)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    5% (3)

Why each option

When creating administrative users on a FortiGate unit, the assigned admin `profile` determines the specific access rights and permissions the user has to different configuration areas.

AprofileCorrect

An administrative profile explicitly defines the permissions and access rights of a user to specific areas of the FortiGate configuration and monitoring, controlling what they can view and modify.

Ballowaccess interface settings

`allowaccess` interface settings determine which management protocols (e.g., HTTPS, SSH) are allowed on a specific interface, not the granular access rights of an administrative user.

Coperation mode

Operation mode (e.g., NAT/Route, Transparent) defines how the FortiGate functions within the network, but it does not directly control individual administrative user access rights.

Dlocal-in policy

A local-in policy is a firewall policy that controls traffic destined for the FortiGate itself, protecting management interfaces, but it does not define the internal access permissions of an authenticated administrator.

Concept tested: FortiGate admin profiles

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/760431/creating-administrative-profiles

Topics

#Administrative users#Admin profiles#Access control#FortiGate management

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