WAS v8.5 > Secure applications > Authorizing access to resources

Authorizing access to administrative roles

We can assign users and groups to administrative roles to identify users who can perform WebSphere Application Server administrative functions.


Administrative roles enable you to control access to WAS administrative functions. Refer to the descriptions of these roles in Administrative roles.

Use dmgr console to assign users and groups to administrative roles and to identify users who can perform WAS administrative functions. In the dmgr console,

  1. Click Users and Groups. Click either Administrative User Roles or Administrative Group Roles.
  2. To add a user or a group, click Add on the Console users or Console groups panel.
  3. To add a new administrator user, follow the instructions on the page to specify a user, and select the Administrator role. Once the user is added to the Mapped to role list, click OK. The specified user is mapped to the security role.
  4. To add a new administrative group, follow the instructions on the page to specify either a group name or a Special subject, highlight the Administrator role, and click OK. The specified group or special subject is mapped to the security role.
  5. To remove a user or group assignment, click Remove on the Console Users or the Console Groups panel. On the Console Users or the Console Groups panel, select the check box of the user or group to remove and click OK.
  6. To manage the set of users or groups to display, click Show filter function on the User Roles or Group Roles panel. In the Search term(s) box, type a value, then click Go. For example, user* displays only users with the user prefix.
  7. After the modifications are complete, click Save to save the mappings.

  8. Restart the application server for changes to take effect.

After you assign users to administrative roles, you must restart the server for the new roles to take effect. However, the administrative resources are not protected until you enable security.


Subtopics


Related concepts:

Role-based authorization
Access control exception for Java 2 security
Administrative roles and naming service authorization


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Authorizing access to resources
Assigning users and groups to roles
Assigning users to RunAs roles


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