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6.6.18.1a.8: Selecting users and groups with the Java administrative console

6.6.18.1a.8: Selecting users and groups with the Java administrative console

  1. Display the page for selecting users and groups by clicking Console -> Security Center on the console menu bar, then selecting the Role Mapping or Administrative Role tabbed page.

    You might also encounter this tabbed page as part of installing an enterprise application or module.

  2. Select a role from the table and click Select.
  3. Select who should be assigned the role.

    View properties reference for:

    At runtime, the authorization checking will grant access in the following order: Everyone, All authenticated users, and then Select users/groups. If a user or group is in more than one of these roles, the first match will grant access.

  4. If you opt to select a user or group for the role, then enter a name in the search field or enter a search pattern. For important search usage notes, see:

    After a result of the search is displayed in the Available Users/Groups tree view, select one or more users or groups and click Add.

    Note: Generally, it is preferable to grant groups rather than individual users access to a role. It is easier to manage roles mapped to groups because there are typically fewer groups than users, users can be added to or removed from groups outside of WebSphere Application Server, and the authorization table has fewer entries, which can improve performance.

  5. Click OK to commit the role to user or group mapping.
  6. Repeat the steps for each role that needs to be mapped.

 


   Related references
       Properties for mapping security roles and "run as" roles to users and groups
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