AuthorizationGroupCommands command group for the AdminTask object

 

You can use the Jython or Jacl scripting languages to configure security with the wsadmin tool. The commands and parameters in the AuthorizationGroupCommands group can be used to create and manage authorization groups. The AuthorizationGroupCommands command group for the AdminTask object includes the following commands:

• addResourceToAuthorizationGroup

• createAuthorizationGroup

• deleteAuthorizationGroup

• listAuthorizationGroups

• listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID

• listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID

• listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource

• listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup

• listResourcesForGroupID

• listResourcesForUserID

• mapGroupsToAdminRole

• mapUsersToAdminRole

• removeGroupsFromAdminRole

• removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup

• removeUsersFromAdminRole

 

addResourceToAuthorizationGroup

The addResourceToAuthorizationGroup command adds a resource instance to an existing authorization group. A resource instance cannot belong to more than one authorization group.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroupName

The name of the authorization group. (String, required)

- resourceName

The name of the resource instance to add to an authorization group. (String, required)The resourceName parameter should be in the following format:

ResourceType=ResourceName

where ResourceType is one of the following values: Application, Server, ServerCluster, Node, NodeGroup

ResourceName is the name of the resource instance, for example, server1. The following are example uses of the resourceName parameter:

Node=node1:Server=server1

This example uniquely identifies server1. node1 is required if another server1 exists on a different node.

Application=app1

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask addResourceToAuthorizationGroup {-authorizationGroupName groupName -resourceName Application=app1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.addResourceToAuthorizationGroup('[-authorizationGroupName groupName -resourceName Application=app1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.addResourceToAuthorizationGroup(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName', '-resourceName', 'Application=app1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask addResourceToAuthorizationGroup {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.addResourceToAuthorizationGroup ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.addResourceToAuthorizationGroup (['-interactive'])
  

 

createAuthorizationGroup

The createAuthorizationGroup command creates a new authoirzation group. When you create a new authorization group, no members are associated with it. Also, no user to administrative role mapping for the authorization table is associated with the authorization group.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorization GroupName

The name of the authorization group to create. (String, required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createAuthorizationGroup {-authorizationGroupName groupName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createAuthorizationGroup('[-authorizationGroupName groupName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.createAuthorizationGroup(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask createAuthorizationGroup -interactive
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.createAuthorizationGroup ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.createAuthorizationGroup (['-interactive'])
  

 

deleteAuthorizationGroup

The deleteAuthorizationGroup command deletes an existing authorization group. When you delete an authorization group, the authorization table that corresponds is also deleted.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroup Name

The name of the authorization group to delete. (String, required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask deleteAuthorizationGroup {-authorizationGroupName groupName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.deleteAuthorizationGroup('[-authorizationGroupName groupName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.deleteAuthorizationGroup(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask deleteAuthorizationGroup  {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.deleteAuthorizationGroup ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.deleteAuthorizationGroup (['-interactive'])
  

 

listAuthorizationGroups

The listAuthorizationGroupslistAuthoriz ationGroups command lists the existing authorization groups.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

• Parameters: None

• Returns: A list of short names of all existing authorization groups. (String [])

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroups
  

• Use Jython:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroups()
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroups {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroups ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroups (['-interactive'])
  

 

listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID

The listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID command lists all of the authorization groups to which a given user group has access. This command lists the authorization groups and the granted roles for each authorization group. The group ID can be a short name or a fully qualified domain name if the LDAP user registry is being used. This command will list cell as a group if the user has cell level access.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- groupid

The ID of the user group. (String, required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID {-groupid userGroupName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID('[-groupid userGroupName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID(['-groupid', 'userGroupName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID (['-interactive'])
  

 

listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID

The listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID command lists all of the authorization groups to which a given user has access. This command lists the authorization groups and the granted roles for each authorization group. The user ID and the group ID can be a short name or a fully qualified domain name if the LDAP user registry is being used. This command will list cell as a group if the user has cell level access.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- userid

The ID of the user. (String, required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID{-userid userName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID('[-userid userName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID(['-userid', 'userName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID (['-interactive'])
  

 

listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource

The listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource command lists authorization groups for a given resource. If the value of the traverseContainedObjects parameter is false, only the authorization group of the resource is returned. If the value of the traverseContainedObjects parameter is true, it returns the authorization group of the resource and the authorization groups of all the parent resources in the containment tree.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- resourceName

The name of the resource. (String, required)The resourceName parameter must be in the following format:

ResourceType=ResourceName

where ResourceType can be any one of the following values: Application, Server, ServerCluster, Node, or NodeGroup.

ResourceName is the name of the resource instance, for example, server1. The following are examples of the resourceName parameter:

Node=node1:Server=server

This example uniquely identifies server1. The name of the node is required if a server on a different node uses the same server name.

Application=app1

- traverseContained Resources

Finds the authorization groups of all the parent resources by traversing the resource containment tree upwards. The default value is false. (Boolean, optional)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource {-resourceName Application=app1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource('[-resourceName Application=app1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource(['-resourceName', 'Application=app1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource (['-interactive'])
  

 

listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup

The listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup command lists all of the resources within the given authorization group.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroupName

The name of the authorization group. (String, required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup {-authorizationGroupName groupName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup('[-authorizationGroupName groupName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup (['-interactive'])
  

 

listResourcesForGroupID

The listResourcesForGroupID command lists all the objects that a given group has access to. This command lists the resources and the granted roles for each resource. The resources that this command returns include the resources from the authorization groups to which the user group is granted roles and the resources that are descendants of the resources with in authorization groups to which the user group is granted access to any role. The group ID can be a short name or fully qualified domain name if a LDAP user registry is used.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- groupid

The ID of the user group. (String, required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listResourcesForGroupID {-groupid userGroupName}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForGroupID('[-groupid userGroupName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForGroupID(['-groupid', 'userGroupName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listResourcesForGroupID {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForGroupID ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForGroupID (['-interactive'])
  

 

listResourcesForUserID

The listResourcesForUserID command lists all the objects that a given user has access to. This command lists the resources and the granted roles for each resource. The resources that this command returns include the resources from the authorization groups to which the user is granted roles and the resources that are descendants of the resources with in authorization groups to which the user is granted access to any role. The user ID can be a short name or fully qualified domain name if a LDAP user registry is used.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- userid

The ID of the user. (String, required).

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listResourcesForUserID {-userid userName }
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForUserID('[-userid userName]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForUserID(['-userid', 'userName'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask listResourcesForUserID {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForUserID ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.listResourcesForUserID (['-interactive'])
  

Example output:

{deployer=[], operator=[],  administrator=[cells/IBM-LP1 6L31HVE8Cell07/clusters/C1| cluster.xml, cells/IBM-LP16L 31HVE8Cell07/nodes/IBM-LP16L 31HVE8Node05/servers/cm1|ser ver.xml], monitor=[], confi gurator=[]}

 

mapGroupsToAdminRole

The mapGroupsToAdminRole command maps group IDs to one or more administrative roles in an authorization group. The name of the authorization group that you provide determines which authorization table will be used. If you do not specify an authorization group name, the mapping is done to the cell level authorization table. The group ID can be a short name or a fully qualified domain name if the LDAP user registry is used.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroup Name

The name of the authorization group. If you do not specify this parameters, the cell level authorization group is assumed. (String, optional)

- roleName

The name of the administrative role. (String, required)

- groupids

The list of group IDs that will mapped to the administrative role. (String[], required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask mapGroupsToAdminRole {-authorizationGroupName groupName - roleName administrator -groupids group1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.mapGroupsToAdminRole('[-authorizationGroupName groupName -roleName administrator -groupids group1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.mapGroupsToAdminRole(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName', '-roleName', 'administrator', '-groupids', 'group1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask mapGroupsToAdminRole {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.mapGroupsToAdminRole ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.mapGroupsToAdminRole (['-interactive'])
  

 

mapUsersToAdminRole

The mapUsersToAdminRole command maps user IDs to one or more administrative roles in the authorization group. The name of the authorization group that you provide determines the authorization table. If you do not specify the name of the authorization group, the mapping is done to the cell level authorization table. The user ID can be a short name or fully qualified domain name in case LDAP user registry is used.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroup Name

The name of the authorization group. If you do not specify this parameter, the cell level authorization group is assumed. (String, optional)

- roleName

The name of the administrative role. (String, required)

- userids

The list of user IDs that will be mapped to the administrative role (String[], required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask mapUsersToAdminRole {-authorizationGroupName groupName - roleName administrator -userids user1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.mapUsersToAdminRole('[-authorizationGroupName groupName -roleName administrator -userids user1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.mapUsersToAdminRole(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName', '-roleName', 'administrator', '-userids', 'user1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask mapUsersToAdminRole {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.mapUsersToAdminRole ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.mapUsersToAdminRole (['-interactive'])
  

 

removeGroupsFromAdminRole

The removeGroupsFromAdminRole command removes previously mapped group IDs from administrative roles in the authorization group. The name of the authorization group that you provide determines which authorization table is involved. If you do not specify an authorization group name, the group IDs are removed from the cell level authorization table. The group ID can be a short name or fully qualified domain name if a LDAP user registry is used.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroup Name

The name of the authorization group. If you do not specify this parameter, the cell level authorization group is assumed. (String, optional)

- roleName

The name of the administrative role. (String, required)

- userids

A list of group IDs to remove from the administrative role. (String[], required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeGroupsFromAdminRole {-authorizationGroupName groupName - roleName administrator -groupids group1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeGroupsFromAdminRole('[-authorizationGroupName groupName -roleName administrator -groupids group1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.removeGroupsFromAdminRole(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName', '-roleName', 'administrator', '-groupids', 'group1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeGroupsFromAdminRole {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeGroupsFromAdminRole ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.removeGroupsFromAdminRole (['-interactive'])
  

 

removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup

The removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup command removes resources from an existing authorization group. If you do not specify the authorization group, it will be determined and the resource will be removed from that authorization group.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroup Name

The name of the authorization group. (String, optional)

- resourceName

The name of the resource instance to remove from the authorization group. (String, required)The resourceName parameter must be in the following format:

ResourceType=ResourceName

where the ResourceType can be any of the following: Application, Server, ServerCluster, Node, or NodeGroup.

The ResourceName is the name of the resource instance, for example, server1. The following are examples of the resourceName parameter:

Node=node1:Server=server1

This example uniquely identifies server1. node1 is required if the name of the server exists on multiple nodes.

Application=app1

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup {-authorizationGroupName groupName -resourceName Application=app1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup('[-authorizationGroupName groupName -resourceName Application=app1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup(['-authorizationGroupName',  'groupName', '-resourceName', 'Application=app1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup (['-interactive'])
  

 

removeUsersFromAdminRole

The removeUsersFromAdminRole command removes previously mapped user IDs from administrative roles in the authorization group. The name of the authorization group that you provide determines which authorization table is involved. If you do not specify an authorization group name, the user ID from the cell level authorization table will be used. The user ID can be a short name or a fully qualified domain name if a LDAP user registry is used.

Target object

None

Parameters and return values

- authorizationGroup Name

The name of the authorization group. If you do not specify this parameter, the cell level authorization group is assumed. (String, optional)

- roleName

The name of the administrative role. (String, required)

- userids

A list of user IDs to remove from the administrative role. (String[], required)

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeUsersFromAdminRole {-authorizationGroupName groupName - roleName administrator -userids user1}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeUsersFromAdminRole('[-authorizationGroupName groupName -roleName administrator -userids user1]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.removeUsersFromAdminRole(['-authorizationGroupName', 'groupName', '-roleName', 'administrator', '-userids', 'user1'])
  

Interactive mode example usage:

• Use Jacl:

  $AdminTask removeUsersFromAdminRole {-interactive}
  

• Use Jython string:

  AdminTask.removeUsersFromAdminRole ('[-interactive]')
  

• Use Jython list:

  AdminTask.removeUsersFromAdminRole (['-interactive'])
  

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