Admin Settings UI

The Admin Settings area provides a web interface for managing administrative features in Posit Package Manager. This area is only accessible to users with global:admin scope.

Accessing Admin Settings

Note

The first global:admin token must be created using the CLI. Once you have an admin token, you can use the web interface to create additional tokens. See Creating API Tokens for CLI instructions.

Warning

The sign-in link is only visible when at least one authenticated repository has been created. If you don’t see the sign-in option, see Configuring Authenticated Repositories to set up authentication. This limitation will be removed in a future release.

To access Admin Settings:

  1. Sign in to Package Manager with an admin token
  2. Select the Settings icon/menu option in the top navigation bar
  3. Select a feature from the sidebar
Note

If you don’t see the Settings icon in the navigation bar, you may not have administrative privileges. Contact your administrator to request access.

Available Features

Feature Description Documentation
Authentication Tokens Create, view, filter, and revoke API tokens Token Management

More administrative features will be added in future releases.

Permissions

Admin Settings requires authentication with a token that has global:admin scope:

  • Non-admin users are redirected to the home page
  • All API calls validate admin permissions
  • Token permissions are checked on each page load

To create an admin token, see Creating API Tokens from the CLI or Token Management from the UI.

Troubleshooting

Settings Icon Not Visible

  1. Verify you’re signed in with an admin token
  2. Check your token has global:admin scope.

Permission Denied

Your token may have been revoked - contact your administrator

Data Not Loading

If the page loads but no data appears:

  1. Check the browser console for API errors
  2. Verify network connectivity to the Package Manager server
  3. Refresh the page (Ctrl+R or Cmd+R)
  4. Sign out and sign back in
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