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# Enable temporary access

Enable temporary access in Remote Desktop Manager to grant a user time limited entry permissions without permanently changing access rights.

With the ***Temporary Access*** feature, you can provide a designated user with temporary access to an entry during a designated time frame. This is much more secure than changing the user’s access rights and then changing them back once the task is done.

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These settings are only available for the Devolutions Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure SQL advanced workspaces.
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### Global Temporary Access Settings

***Temporary Access*** is set to ***Denied*** by default in Remote Desktop Manager.

1. To enable the feature, go to ***Administration – Vault Settings – Security Settings – Temporary Access***.
2. Set the ***Mode*** to ***Allowed***.
3. Optional: Change the ***Authorizers*** to ***Custom*** to add users to the authorizers list.

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p>By default, only administrators can authorize temporary access requests.</p></div>
4. Click ***OK***.

### Granular Temporary Access Settings

***Temporary Access*** can also be granulary set on each entry and folder.

1. Open the ***Properties*** of your entry or folder.
2. Go to ***Security Settings – Temporary Access***.
3. Select a ***Mode***. By default, the ***Mode*** is set to inherit the settings from the ***Root***. You can choose to inherit from another folder, allow, or even deny the temporary access of this entry or folder.
4. Select ***Authorizers***. By default, ***Authorizers*** are set to inherit the settings from the ***Root***. You can choose to inherit from another folder, allow authorization by administrators only, or customize and add users to the list of this entry or folder.
5. Click ***OK***.


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