Adobe Connect Permission Groups and Roles

There are eight built-in permission groups in Adobe Connect, each of which is associated with a different library. A user folder for every member of a Built-In group exists in the corresponding library.

In the Content library, each member of the Meeting Hosts and Training Managers groups has a user folder and is able to author content for it.

You cannot change the permissions for these groups, but you can extend them by assigning individuals or groups to more than one built-in group. In addition, the administrator can create custom groups and assign these groups permissions for specific library folders.

Eight built-in groupings are available:

  • Administrators
  • Limited Administrators
  • Meeting Hosts
  • Training Managers
  • Virtual Classroom Managers
  • Seminar Administrators
  • Event Managers
  • Webinar Managers
  • Event Administrators
  • Authors
  • Learners

Each group represents a particular set of access requirements present in all the libraries. There are groups for each purchased account feature. For instance, the Event Manager group is present only if the account has the Events function.

Built-in groupContent libraryTraining libraryMeetings librarySeminar libraryEvents libraryAdditional permissions
AdministratorEverything but PublishManageManageManageManageManage users, groups, and user accounts; view content folders for all users
AuthorPublish/ ManageNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
LearnerNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Training ManagerPublish/ Manage personal folderManageNoneNoneNoneNone
Virtual Classroom ManagerPublish/ Manage personal folderManageNoneNoneManageNone
Meeting HostPublish/ Manage personal folderNoneManageNoneNoneNone
Event ManagerNoneNoneNoneNoneManageNone
Event AdministratorNoneNoneNoneNoneManageAssign users to Event Managers group, manage shared templates, configure analytics, manage event tags and email aliases
Seminar AdministratorNoneNoneNoneManageManageNone
Webinar ManagerNoneNoneNoneManageManageNone