About Locks and Lock Sharing

Short-term analysis needs are always changing, occasionally creating situations where one user may temporarily need exclusive access to a port. Rather than create new roles and associations in situations like this, a user can lock a port to which they have Level 2+ access, preventing other users from changing settings.

Locks can also be shared with other users, allowing users to collaborate. Sharing a locked port provides the account with whom the port is shared the same port permissions as the account sharing the port. So, for example, if UserX has Level 2 permissions on port 12/5/x3, he can share a lock on 12/5/x3 with any other user account, providing them with Level 2 permissions regardless of their normal privileges on the port, if any. This is summarized in Figure 1

Figure 8

Sharing Locks

Notes:

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There is no requirement that the user with whom the locked port is shared have any normal access to the port at all.

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Keep in mind that Administrators always retain access to all ports, regardless of the locks in place.