Roles contain permissions for users to manage the Server. You can create different roles with various combinations of permissions and assign them to a user or a group of users. Through the management console, you can also edit and delete an existing user role.
Adding a User Role Anchor addU addU
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Follow the instructions below to add a user role.
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6. Select the users that will be assigned to the role. You can conduct a search by name, or view all users by entering "*" into the search field.
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Click the "Finish" button once user is selected.
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- Some external user stores do not allow you to create empty roles. In that case, selecting users who belong to a role is mandatory.
- If you connect to an external user store in read only mode, you can read existing roles from it but you can not edit/delete the roles. In this case, you can still create new roles which are editable and can be managed internally.
- If you connect to an external user store in read/write mode, you can edit the roles in the external user store as well.
Editing a User Role Anchor edit edit
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1. Log on to the product's Management Console and select "Users and Roles" under the "Configure" menu.
2. In the "User Management" window which appears, click on the "Users" link.
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3. From the list of users, find the user whose role you want to change and click the "Roles" link associated with it.
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4. The window that opens contains information about the roles assigned to that user. Select the role you want to assign using the check boxes and click "Update".
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5. The user role will be changed. The program goes back to the user menu.
Deleting a User Role
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Follow the instructions below to delete a user role.
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