# Administrator account configuration overview

You must configure an administrator account for each administrator. You can create customized task and element lists that can be used to define permissions for administrators.

Follow these general steps to configure administrator accounts:

1. (Optional) Define customized reusable lists of allowed tasks for accounts with restricted permissions.
2. (Optional) Define customized reusable lists of elements for defining access rights for restricted accounts.
3. Create an administrator account for each administrator.
4. (Optional) Configure the password policy requirements for administrator passwords.

CAUTION:
Do not use shared accounts. Using shared accounts makes auditing difficult and can make it difficult to discover security breaches.