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Authorization group configuration scripts


The scripting library provides multiple script procedures to automate the appserver configurations. Use the scripts in this topic to create, configure, remove and query the security authorization group configuration. We can run each script individually or combine procedures to create custom automation scripts.

The AdminAuthorizations script procedures are located in...

WAS_HOME/scriptLibraries/security/V70

Use the following script procedures to configure authorization groups:

Use the following script procedures to remove users and groups from the security authorization settings:

Use the following script procedures to query the security authorization group configuration:

 

addResourceToAuthorizationGroup

This script adds a resource to an existing authorization group in the configuration. We can create a fine-grained admin authorization groups by selecting admin resources to be part of the authorization group. We can assign users or groups to this new admin authorization group and also give them access to the admin resources contained within.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name and resource name, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group of interest.
resource Name of the resource to add to the authorization group of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.addResourceToAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName, resource)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.addResourceToAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup", "Node=myNode:Server=myServer")

 

createAuthorizationGroup

This script creates a new authorization group in the configuration. Administrative authorization groups that specify users and groups that have certain authorities with the selected resources.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group to create.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.createAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.createAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup")

 

mapGroupsToAdminRole

This script maps group IDs to one or more admin roles in the authorization group. The name of the authorization group that you provide determines the authorization table. The group ID can be a short name or fully qualified domain name in case LDAP user registry is used.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name, administrative role, and group ID arguments, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group of interest.
adminRole Name of the admin role to which the system maps the user IDs.
groupIDs Group IDs to map to the role and authorization group.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.mapGroupsToAdminRole(authGroupName, adminRole, groupIDs)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.mapGroupsToAdminRole("myAuthGroup", "administrator", "group01 group02 group03")

 

mapUsersToAdminRole

This script maps user IDs to one or more admin roles in the authorization group. The name of the authorization group that you provide determines the authorization table. The user ID can be a short name or fully qualified domain name in case LDAP user registry is used.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name, admin role, and user ID arguments, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group of interest.
adminRole Name of the admin role to which the system maps the user IDs.
userIDs User IDs to map to the role and authorization group.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.mapUsersToAdminRole(authGroupName, adminRole, userIDs)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.mapUsersToAdminRole("myAuthGroup", "administrator", "user01 user02 user03")

 

deleteAuthorizationGroup

This script removes an authorization group from the security configuration.

To run the script, specify the authorization group argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group to delete.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.deleteAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.deleteAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup")

 

removeGroupFromAllAdminRoles

This script removes a specific group from an admin role in each authorization group in the configuration.

To run the script, specify the group ID argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
groupID Group ID to remove from the administrative role in each authorization group in the configuration.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.removeGroupFromAllAdminRoles(groupID)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.removeGroupFromAllAdminRoles("group01")

 

removeGroupsFromAdminRole

This script removes specific groups from an admin role in the authorization group of interest.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name, administrative role, and group ID arguments, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group of interest.
adminRole Name of the admin role from which to remove the user IDs.
groupIDs Group IDs to remove from the specific role in the authorization group.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.removeUsersFromAdminRole(authGroupName, adminRole, groupIDs)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.removeUsersFromAdminRole("myAuthGroup", "administrator", "group01 group02 group03")

 

removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup

This script removes a specific resource from the authorization group of interest.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name and resource name arguments, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group of interest.
resource Name of the resource to remove.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName, resource)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.removeResourceFromAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup", "Node=myNode:Server=myServer")

 

removeUserFromAllAdminRoles

This script removes a specific user from an admin role in each authorization group in the configuration.

To run the script, specify the following arguments:
Argument Description
userID User ID to remove from the administrative role in each authorization group in the configuration.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.removeUserFromAllAdminRoles(userID)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.removeUserFromAllAdminRoles("user01")

 

removeUsersFromAdminRole

This script removes specific users from an admin role in the authorization group of interest.

To run the script, specify the following arguments:
Argument Description
authGroupName Name of the authorization group of interest.
adminRole Name of the admin role from which to remove the user IDs.
userIDs User IDs to remove from the specific role in the authorization group.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.removeUsersFromAdminRole(authGroupName, adminRole, userIDs)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.removeUsersFromAdminRole("myAuthGroup", "administrator", "user01 user02 user03")

 

help

This script displays the script procedures that the AdminClusterManagement script library supports. To display detailed help for a specific script, specify the name of the script of interest, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
script Name of the script of interest.

Syntax 

AdminResources.help(script)

Example usage 

AdminResources.help("listAuthorizationGroups")

 

listAuthorizationGroups

This script displays each authorization group in the security configuration. This script does not require arguments.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroups()

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroups()

 

listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID

This script displays each authorization group to which a specific user ID has access.

To run the script, specify the user ID argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
userID User ID for which to display authorization groups.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID(userID)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroupsForUserID("user01")

 

listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID

This script displays each authorization group to which a specific group ID has access.

To run the script, specify the group ID argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
groupID Group ID for which to display authorization groups.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID(groupID)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroupsForGroupID("group01")

 

listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource

This script displays each authorization group to which a specific resource is mapped.

To run the script, specify the resource name argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
resource Resource of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource(resource)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listAuthorizationGroupsOfResource("Node=myNode:Server=myServer")

 

listUserIDsOfAuthorizationGroup

This script displays the user IDs and access level that are associated with a specific authorization group.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupname Name of the authorization group of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listUserIDsOfAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listUserIDsOfAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup")

 

listGroupIDsOfAuthorizationGroup

This script displays the group IDs and access level that are associated with a specific authorization group.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupname Name of the authorization group of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listGroupIDsOfAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listGroupIDsOfAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup")

 

listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup

This script displays the resources that are associated with a specific authorization group.

To run the script, specify the authorization group name argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
authGroupname Name of the authorization group of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup(authGroupName)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listResourcesOfAuthorizationGroup("myAuthGroup")

 

listResourcesForUserID

This script displays the resources that a specific user ID can access.

To run the script, specify the user ID argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
userID User ID of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listResourcesForUserID(userID)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listResourcesForUserID("user01")

 

listResourcesForGroupID

This script displays the resources that a specific group ID can access.

To run the script, specify the group ID argument, as defined in the following table:
Argument Description
groupID Group ID of interest.

Syntax 

AdminAuthorizations.listResourcesForGroupID(groupID)

Example usage 

AdminAuthorizations.listResourcesForGroupID("group01")



Related concepts


Fine-grained admin security

 

Related tasks


Use the script library to automate the application serving environment
Create a fine-grained admin authorization group
Edit a fine-grained admin authorization group