Chapter 20. Managing self-service rules in IdM using the CLI

Self-service access control rules define which operations an Identity Management (IdM) entity can perform on its IdM Directory Server entry: for example, IdM users have the ability to update their own passwords.

This method of control allows an authenticated IdM entity to edit specific attributes within its LDAP entry, but does not allow add or delete operations on the entire entry.

Follow this procedure to create self-service access rules in IdM using the command line (CLI).

For example, to create a self-service rule allowing users to modify their own name details:

$ ipa selfservice-add "Users can manage their own name details" --permissions=write --attrs=givenname --attrs=displayname --attrs=title --attrs=initials
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Added selfservice "Users can manage their own name details"
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    Self-service name: Users can manage their own name details
    Permissions: write
    Attributes: givenname, displayname, title, initials

Follow this procedure to edit self-service access rules in IdM using the command line (CLI).

For example:

$ ipa selfservice-mod "Users can manage their own name details" --attrs=givenname --attrs=displayname --attrs=title --attrs=initials --attrs=surname
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Modified selfservice "Users can manage their own name details"
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Self-service name: Users can manage their own name details
Permissions: write
Attributes: givenname, displayname, title, initials

$ ipa selfservice-show "Users can manage their own name details"
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Self-service name: Users can manage their own name details
Permissions: write
Attributes: givenname, displayname, title, initials

Follow this procedure to delete self-service access rules in IdM using the command line (CLI).

For example:

$ ipa selfservice-del "Users can manage their own name details"
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Deleted selfservice "Users can manage their own name details"
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