Chapter 20. Managing self-service rules using the IdM Web UI
Learn about self-service rules in Identity Management (IdM) and how to create and edit self-service access rules in the web interface (IdM Web UI).
For general information about self-service access control in IdM, see Self-service access control in IdM section.
20.1. Creating self-service rules using the IdM Web UI Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Follow this procedure to create self-service access rules in IdM using the web interface (IdM Web UI).
Prerequisites
- Administrator privileges for managing IdM or the User Administrator role.
- You are logged-in to the IdM Web UI. For details, see Accessing the IdM Web UI in a web browser.
Procedure
- Open the IPA Server>Role-Based Access Control menu and select Self Service Permissions.
- Click Add at the upper-right of the list of the self-service access rules.
- On the Add Self Service Permission window, enter the name of the new self-service rule in the Self-service name field. Spaces are allowed.
- Select the checkboxes next to the attributes you want users to be able to edit.
Optional: If an attribute you want to provide access to is not listed, you can add a listing for it:
- Click the Add button.
- On the Add Custom Attribute window, enter the attribute name in the Attribute text field.
- Click the OK button to add the attribute.
- Verify that the new attribute is selected.
Click the Add button at the bottom of the form to save the new self-service rule.
Alternatively, you can save and continue editing the self-service rule by clicking the Add and Edit button, or save and add further rules by clicking the Add and Add another button.
20.2. Editing self-service rules using the IdM Web UI Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Follow this procedure to edit self-service access rules in IdM using the web interface (IdM Web UI).
Prerequisites
- Administrator privileges for managing IdM or the User Administrator role.
- You are logged-in to the IdM Web UI. For details, see Accessing the IdM Web UI in a web browser.
Procedure
- Open the IPA Server>Role-Based Access Control menu and select Self Service Permissions.
- Click on the name of the self-service rule you want to modify.
- The edit page only allows you to edit the list of attributes to you want to add or remove to the self-service rule. Select or deselect the appropriate checkboxes.
- Click the Save button to save your changes to the self-service rule.
20.3. Deleting self-service rules using the IdM Web UI Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Follow this procedure to delete self-service access rules in IdM using the web interface (IdM Web UI).
Prerequisites
- Administrator privileges for managing IdM or the User Administrator role.
- You are logged-in to the IdM Web UI. For details, see Accessing the IdM Web UI in a web browser.
Procedure
- Open the IPA Server>Role-Based Access Control menu and select Self Service Permissions.
- Select the checkbox next to the rule you want to delete, then click on the Delete button on the right of the list.
- A dialog opens, click on Delete to confirm.