Modifying the built-in roles

Last published : Jun 07, 2026
Built-in roles are predefined roles with a default set of permissions. The following built-in roles and their permissions are available.
  • Account manager \- manages users, aliases, settings, and passwords
  • Role manager \- configures administrator roles and permissions for archive accounts
  • Policy manager \- specifies archiving options and settings
  • Retention manager \- specifies archive retention policies and settings
  • Continuity manager \- manages email continuity feature (only available if your organization subscribes to the email continuity service)
  • Arctera eDiscovery Administrator \- configures and manages Arctera eDiscovery usage
  • System administrator \- oversees all Arctera Personal Archive accounts including other administrators
  • Archive collections manager \- configures and manages archiving from third-party content sources
    Note: You can modify privileges for most roles to meet organizational requirements. You cannot edit the permissions for the System administrator roles. You can only editShare Export,Download Export, andPrivilege Deletepermissions for the Arctera eDiscovery Administrator role.
To modify a built-in role
  1. In the left navigation pane, click Role Management>Administration Roles.
  2. Expand the Built-in Roles section and identify the role you want to modify.
  3. Expand the role to view associated permissions.
  4. Select or clear the check boxes next to the permissions you want to add or remove for the selected role.
    Note: You cannot remove theArchive Overviewpermission.
  5. Click Save.
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