Create a role

A role says what a group of people may do in Astrolabe. You choose who holds it, then which actions it gives on each plugin.

You do it as an administrator.

🔧 Create the role

1. In the left sidebar, click Administration.

2. Under SECURITY, click Access Control. The page Access control lists the roles.

3. Top right, click Create a role. The window Create a role opens.

4. Fill in the window:

   Field	What to enter	Example
   Name	The name of the role. The line under it shows the identifier made from it, for example Identifier: role:default/acme-readers.	Acme readers
   Description	Optional: what the role is for	Can read the catalog
   Members	Click the field, type a name, click the group or the person in the list. Repeat for each one. At least one is required.	Astrolabe administrators

5. Click Create.

The page of the new role opens, with the message Role Acme readers created. Give it rights in the Rights tab.

🔑 Give it rights

1. On the page of the role, click the tab Rights. It says This role gives no right.

2. Click Edit rights.

3. On the line of a plugin, tick the actions to give: Read, Create, Update, Delete. A dash means the plugin has no such action.

4. Click Save. The message Rights saved. appears.

✅ That's it!

Next: Change or delete a role.