Configuring Roles in Gaia Portal

Adding a new role

Step

Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click User Management > Roles.

2

Click Add.

3

In the Role Name field, enter the applicable name.

The role name must start with a letter and can be a combination of letters, numbers and the underscore (_) character.

4

On the Features tab:

In the R/W column, click the ? icon near the feature you wish to configure in this role and select the permission: None, Read Only, or Read / Write.

Important - A user with Read/Write permission to the User Management feature can change a user password, including that of the admin user. Be careful when assigning roles that include this permission!

See List of Available Features in Roles.

5

On the Extended Commands tab:

Select the commands you wish to configure in this role.

To select several commands:
1. Press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard.
2. Left-click the applicable commands (in the Name, Description, or Path column).
  
  The selected commands become highlighted.
3. In the top right corner, select the option Check selected as.
  
  The checkboxes of the selected commands become checked.
To clear several selected commands:
1. Press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard.
2. Left-click the applicable commands (in the Name, Description, or Path column).
  
  The selected commands become highlighted.
3. In the top right corner, clear the option Check selected as.
  
  The checkboxes of the selected commands become cleared.

See List of Available Extended Commands in Roles.

6

Click OK.

Changing features and commands in the existing role

Step

Instructions

1

In the navigation tree, click User Management > Roles.

2

Select the role.

3

Click Edit.

4

On the Features tab:

In the R/W column, click the ? icon near the feature you wish to configure in this role and select the permission: None, Read Only, or Read / Write.

Important - A user with Read/Write permission to the User Management feature can change a user password, including that of the admin user. Be careful when assigning roles that include this permission!

5

On the Extended Commands tab:

Select the commands you wish to configure in this role.

To select several commands:
1. Press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard.
2. Left-click the applicable commands (in the Name, Description, or Path column).
  
  The selected commands become highlighted.
3. In the top right corner, select the option Check selected as.
  
  The checkboxes of the selected commands become checked.
To clear several selected commands:
1. Press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard.
2. Left-click the applicable commands (in the Name, Description, or Path column).
  
  The selected commands become highlighted.
3. In the top right corner, clear the option Check selected as.
  
  The checkboxes of the selected commands become cleared.

6

Click OK.

Deleting a role

Step	Instructions
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > Roles.
2	Select the role.
3	Click Delete.
4	Click OK to confirm.

Note - You cannot delete the default roles adminRole and monitorRole.

Assigning users to a role

Step	Instructions
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > Roles.
2	Select the role.
3	Click Assign Members.
4	In the Available Users list, left-click the user you wish to add to the role. To select several users: Press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard. Left-click the applicable commands. The selected users become highlighted.
5	Click Add >. The selected users move to the Users with Role list.
6	Click OK.

Removing users from a role

Step	Instructions
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > Roles.
2	Select the role.
3	Click Assign Members.
4	In the Users with Role list, left-click the user you wish to remove from the role. To select several users: Press and hold the CTRL key on the keyboard. Left-click the applicable commands. The selected users become highlighted.
5	Click Remove >. The selected users move to the Available Users list.
6	Click OK.

Note - You can assign a user to many roles on the Users page (see Users).