User roles - 2.x and above

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

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Summary: This section describes how to configureroles for users/groups in **≥**2.x.

How are roles managed in ≥ 2.x?

Roles are managed in a graphical user interface. This interface is available to users that have been assigned the **ADMIN role**and can be accessed by clicking the User Configuration option in the user menu:

The interface is then displayed. There are two panels that are relevant for roles: Profiles and Users. By default the Profiles tab is displayed.

User roles - 1.x

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

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Summary: This section describes how to configurerolesfor users/groups in **≥**1.x.

How are roles managed in 1.x?

Roles are managed in the following file (which is common to all authentication modes):

WAR 1.x
CATALINA_HOME\webapps\<dashboard>\WEB-INF\roles.xml

Granting roles to users

To grant a role, enter a new line in theroles.xml file (one “role-assignment” line per user). In the following example, we have added the ADMIN role to the user Bill:

<root>
 <role-assignment user="Bill" role="ADMIN"/>
</root>

To grant a role to multiple users, enter a new line in the roles.xml file (one “role-assignment” line per user):

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User roles - 2.x and above

How are roles managed in ≥ 2.x?

User roles - 1.x

How are roles managed in 1.x?

Granting roles to users