Create a fine-grained administrative authorization group using the administrative console

Create a fine-grained administrative authorization group by selecting administrative resources to be part of the authorization group. We can assign users or groups to this new administrative authorization group and also give them access to the administrative resources contained within.

We must be logged into the administrative console with cell-level Admin Security Manager authority, or the primary administrative ID can make these changes as well.

Tasks

1. Navigate to Security > Administrative Authorization Groups > New.

2. Type a name for the administrative authorization group into the Name field. This is a required field. The name must be unique within the cell structure. If the name is not unique then the new administrative authorization group is not created at the end of this procedure.

3. Select the resources from the Resource section to which we want the new administrative authorization group to control access.

   Resources displayed in black text are available for selection.

   Resources displayed in grey are already members of a different administrative authorization group. Therefore, these resources are not available for inclusion in the new administrative authorization group. When a resource is a member of a different authorization group, the name of the group displays next to the resource name. For example: server_1 (group_1)

   Your filtering options include the following:

   • Nodes. (All of the resources associated with the nodes.)
   • Servers. (All of the resources associated with the servers.)
   • Web servers. (All of the resources associated with the web servers.)
   • Clusters. (All of the resources associated with the clusters.)
   • Applications. (All of the resources associated with the applications.)
   • Node groups. (All of the resources associated with the Node Groups.)
   • All scopes. (The default view that displays the authorization group tree.)

   • Assigned scopes. (Display all of the scopes explicitly assigned to the current authorization group.)

4. Click OK or Apply.

5. To associate a user role to this new administrative authorization group, do the following:

   1. Click Administrative user roles located under the Additional Properties section. The available user roles are the following:

      Administrator

      An individual or group that uses the administrator role has the operator and configurator privileges plus additional privileges granted solely to the administrator role. For example, an administrator can complete the following tasks:

      • Modify the server user ID and password.

      • Configure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
      • Enable or disable administrative security.
      • Enable or disable Java 2 security.

      • Change the LTPA password and generate keys.

      • Create, update, or delete users in the federated repositories configuration.

      • Create, update, or delete groups in the federated repositories configuration.

      An administrator cannot map users and groups to the administrator roles. .

      Configurator

      An individual or group that uses the configurator role has the monitor privilege plus the ability to change the WebSphere Application Server configuration. The configurator can perform all the day-to-day configuration tasks. For example, a configurator can complete the following tasks:

      • Create a resource.
      • Map an application server.

      • Install and uninstall an application.
      • Deploy an application.

      • Assign users and groups-to-role mapping for applications.

      • Set up Java 2 security permissions for applications.

      • Customize the CSIv2, Secure Authentication Service (SAS), and SSL configurations.

        Important: SAS is supported only between v6.0.x and previous version servers that have been federated in a v6.1 cell.

      Deployer

      Users granted this role can perform both configuration actions and runtime operations on applications..

      Operator

      An individual or group that uses the operator role has monitor privileges plus ability to change the runtime state. For example, an operator can complete the following tasks:

      • Stop and start the server.
      • Monitor the server status in the administrative console.

      Monitor

      An individual or group that uses the monitor role has the least amount of privileges. A monitor can complete the following tasks:

      • View the WAS configuration.

      • View the current state of the Application Server.

      Admin Security Manager

      Use the Admin Security Manager role, we can assign users and groups to the administrative user roles and administrative group roles. However, an administrator cannot assign users and groups to the administrative user roles and administrative group roles including the Admin Security Manager roles.

   2. Click Add.... The New User page is displayed.

   3. Select the appropriate role(s) from the Role(s) list box.

   4. Select a user or users by entering text in the Search string field> Search.. Click the arrow to add the available user or users to the Mapped to role field. We can select multiple users and roles by clicking Select All.

   5. Click OK. We are returned to the Administrative User Roles page. The new users are displayed in the Administrative User Roles table along with their appropriate roles.

   6. Repeat steps B through E for each new user to whom we want to map a role.

6. To associate a group to this new user role, do the following:

   1. Click Administrative group roles located under the Additional Properties section.

   2. Click Add.... The New Group page is displayed.

   3. Select the appropriate role or roles from the Role(s) list box.

   4. Select a user or users by entering text in the Search string field> Search.. Click the arrow to add the available user or users to the Mapped to role field. We can select multiple users and roles by clicking Select All.

   5. Select either the Select from special subjects or Map Groups As Specified Below option.

      If we select the Select from special subjects option, we can select the ALL AUTHENTICATED, or ALL AUTHENTICATED IN TRUSTED REALMS values.

      A list of user groups and roles are displayed in the Available and Mapped to role fields. Select the user groups from the Available field and then select the roles from the Mapped to role field to which we want the group or groups associated. We can select multiple groups and roles.

   6. Click OK. We are returned to the Administrative Group Roles page. The new group is displayed in the Administrative Group Roles table along with the role of the new group.

   7. Repeat steps B through E for each new group to whom we want to map a role.

7. To create another administrative authorization group, click Apply. The current administrative authorization group is created. Repeat steps 2 through 6 to create another administrative authorization group.

8. If we do not want to create another administrative authorization group, click OK.

Related:

Role-based authorization

Administrative roles and naming service authorization

Authorizing access to resources

Editing a fine-grained administrative authorization group