# Security: configure OPC connections, not permissions/users

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-configure-opc-connections-not-permissions-users/19566>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** security\
**Created:** [September 6, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-configure-opc-connections-not-permissions-users/19566 "2018-09-06T18:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Scott.Hann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/scott.hann/32/4873_2.png) [@Scott.Hann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Scott.Hann)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-configure-opc-connections-not-permissions-users/19566/1 "2018-09-06T18:47:10Z")

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I’d like to give permission to a user to add and configure OPC connections, and I’d like to reserve the other gateway configuration powers, so that the user may not create other users, add/manage roles, or adjust gateway permissions. Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/security-configure-opc-connections-not-permissions-users/19566/2 "2018-09-06T19:31:36Z")

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Nope  
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