# Restrict the option to remove VMs and network interfaces and hard disk

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/restrict-the-option-to-remove-vms-and-network-interfaces-and-hard-disk/9028>\
**Category:** Installation & Configuration\
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/restrict-the-option-to-remove-vms-and-network-interfaces-and-hard-disk/9028 "2020-12-06T00:06:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Willnm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/willnm/32/7056_2.png) [@Willnm](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Willnm)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/restrict-the-option-to-remove-vms-and-network-interfaces-and-hard-disk/9028/1 "2020-12-06T00:06:47Z")

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Hello, I hope you are well.  
My query is if there is any way to restrict the option of eliminating VMs as well as the network interfaces and hard drives of the machines assigned to the users  
and just leave the option of power off, reset

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**Author:** ![alterman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/alterman/32/6644_2.png) [@alterman](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/alterman)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/restrict-the-option-to-remove-vms-and-network-interfaces-and-hard-disk/9028/2 "2020-12-09T11:09:11Z")

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we need this as well to provide limited access to users and prevent any configuration changes.

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**Author:** ![rdiaz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/rdiaz/32/6416_2.png) [@rdiaz](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/rdiaz)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/restrict-the-option-to-remove-vms-and-network-interfaces-and-hard-disk/9028/3 "2020-12-10T11:06:38Z")

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Hi,

Please find [here](https://docs.opennebula.io/5.12/operation/users_groups_management/chmod.html) the documentation about how to manage permissions in OpenNebula.

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![Willnm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/willnm/32/7056_2.png) [@Willnm](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Willnm)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/restrict-the-option-to-remove-vms-and-network-interfaces-and-hard-disk/9028/4 "2020-12-10T13:33:49Z")

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Thanks I already found the solution was to edit a file in this case cloud.yaml deactivate that these options are not shown which was excellent