21.3. Methods
21.3.1. Creating a Role
Creation of a role requires values for
name, administrative and a list of initial permits.
Example 21.2. Creating a role
POST /ovirt-engine/api/roles HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml
<role>
<name>Finance Role</name>
<administrative>true</administrative>
<permits>
<permit id="1"/>
</permits>
</role>
21.3.2. Updating a Role
The
name, description and administrative elements are updatable post-creation.
Example 21.3. Updating a role
PUT /ovirt-engine/api/roles/8de42ad7-f307-408b-80e8-9d28b85adfd7 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml
<role>
<name>Engineering Role</name>
<description>Standard users in the Engineering Role</description>
<administrative>false</administrative>
</role>
21.3.3. Removing a Role
Removal of a role requires a
DELETE request.
Example 21.4. Removing a role
DELETE /ovirt-engine/api/roles/8de42ad7-f307-408b-80e8-9d28b85adfd7 HTTP/1.1 HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
