Administering devices including allowed action lists

A system for administering devices in a network, the system comprising:

• means for creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics;
• means for creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges;
• means for determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space;
• if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, means for identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector;
• means for determining whether the action is allowed;
• and
• if the action is allowed, means for executing the action.

A computer program product for administering devices in a network, the computer program product comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate user metrics;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a user metric space comprising a plurality of metric ranges;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space;
• if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the action is allowed;
• and
• if the action is allowed, means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the action.