Jens,
Minimum permission needed for a user is System.view on the root folder which is your Datacenter.
VC5.1,5.0,4.X : Minimum required Permission : The User need to be in the built-in Group Administrators
VC5.5 : A User having Role : "READ only" should suffice. It has System.View permission.
sinhaa
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