Admin Settings UI
Admin Settings is the web console for administering Posit Package Manager. Sign in with a global:admin session and it shows up in the top navigation bar under Settings.
Signing in
Create the first global:admin token with the CLI. After signing in with that token, you can create additional tokens from the web UI. See Creating API Tokens.
- Sign in to Package Manager with an admin token.
- Click the Settings icon in the top navigation bar.
- Pick a feature from the sidebar.
No Settings icon at all? Your session is not global:admin. Sign back in with an admin token, or ask whoever holds the admin token to issue you one.
Available features
| Feature | What it does | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Instance metadata, license summary, and a filterable feature grid grouped by category. | Overview page |
| Authentication Tokens | Create, view, filter, and revoke API tokens. | Token Management |
Permissions
Every page under Settings requires a global:admin session.
To create an admin token, use Creating API Tokens from the CLI, or use Token Management from the UI once you already have that first token.
Troubleshooting
Settings icon not visible
Your session is not global:admin. Either the token you signed in with lacks that scope, or you signed in as a repository-scoped user. Sign back in with an admin token.
Permission denied
A permission error can mean the token lacks the required scope or is no longer valid. Sign in again with a global:admin token.
Data does not load
The page renders but the cards stay blank. Usually the browser cannot reach the Package Manager server, or the token has gone stale:
- Open the browser console and look for failed API requests.
- Confirm network connectivity to the Package Manager server.
- Reload the page (Ctrl+R or Cmd+R).
- Sign out and back in.