Environment
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 3 - 10.3
Novell ZENworks 11 Configuration Management
Situation
Configure for a User or Role with the following Device Rights :
Allow Modify
Allow Create/Delete
Allow Modify Groups
Deny Create / Delete Groups
Allow Modify Group Membership
Allow Modify Folders
Deny Create / Delete Folders
Allow Modify Settings
Deny Assign Policies
Deny Assign Bundles
Allow Create/Delete
Allow Modify Groups
Deny Create / Delete Groups
Allow Modify Group Membership
Allow Modify Folders
Deny Create / Delete Folders
Allow Modify Settings
Deny Assign Policies
Deny Assign Bundles
or even:
Allow Modify
Allow Create/Delete
Allow Modify Groups
Allow Create / Delete Groups
Allow Modify Group Membership
Allow Modify Folders
Allow Create / Delete Folders
Allow Modify Settings
Allow Assign Policies
Allow Assign Bundles
The non-Administrator or non-Super Administrator User(s) and members of the Role with Device Modify rights are not able to retire a device.
Resolution
This is fixed in version 11.2.1 - see KB 7010042 "ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2.1 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7010042
Workaround is to use the Administrator or Super Administrator user accounts to retire a device.
Additional Information
Both ZCM 10 and 11 documentation ('Discovery, Deployment, and Retirement Reference' > Chapter: 'Retiring or Unretiring Devices' ) state:
'To retire or unretire a device, you must have Device Modify rights.'