# Administration

If you are logged in to the User Console as a user with administration permissions, you can use the Administration perspective to manage security, specify system configurations, perform maintenance tasks, and install Pentaho software licenses.

If you see **Administration** in the drop-down menu on the Home perspective, click it to reveal menu items specific to administration of the Pentaho Server. If you do not have administration privileges, **Administration** does not appear on the console.

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| Item | Control Name        | Function                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ---- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1    | **Administration**  | Indicates the Administration perspective.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2    | **Users & Roles**   | Manages the Pentaho users or roles for the Pentaho Server.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3    | **Authentication**  | Configures the security provider for the Pentaho Server to either the default Pentaho Security or LDAP/Active Directory. See the **Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics** document for details.                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4    | **Mail Server**     | Configures the outgoing email server and the account used to send reports through email. See [Set up the Mail Server page](https://docs.pentaho.com/pba/10.2-analytics/pentaho-user-console/about-pentaho-user-console-perspectives/schedules/schedule-reports/set-up-emails-for-scheduled-reports/set-up-the-mail-server-page) for details.                    |
| 5    | **Licenses**        | Manages the Pentaho software licenses. See the **Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics** document for details.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 6    | **VFS Connections** | Manages the connections to Virtual File Systems (VFS). See [Set up a VFS location for schedule outputs](https://docs.pentaho.com/pba/10.2-analytics/pentaho-user-console/about-pentaho-user-console-perspectives/schedules/setup-a-vfs-location-for-schedule-output) for details.                                                                               |
| 7    | **Settings**        | Manages settings for deleting older generated files, either manually or by creating a schedule for deletion. See [Schedule Deletion of Generated Files](https://docs.pentaho.com/pba/10.2-analytics/pentaho-user-console/about-pentaho-user-console-perspectives/schedules/schedule-reports/manage-schedules/schedule-deletion-of-generated-files) for details. |
| 8    | **Email Groups**    | Configures groups of e-mail addresses to be alerted be scheduled report activities. See [Create an email group](https://docs.pentaho.com/pba/10.2-analytics/pentaho-user-console/about-pentaho-user-console-perspectives/schedules/schedule-reports/set-up-emails-for-scheduled-reports/create-an-email-group) for details.                                     |