Configuring RBAC (non-OCP Install)

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Enable Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) on a local IBM Application Modernization Accelerator (AMA) installation by editing the security configuration file and restarting the product.

Before you begin

Note: RBAC is available in Application Modernization Accelerator version 5.0.0 and later. This feature is not available in earlier versions.

Authentication must be enabled before you configure RBAC. Ensure that APPMOD_AUTH_ENABLED is set to true in the scripts/.security_config file. For more information, see Configuring authentication (Version 5.0.0 and later).

Procedure

  1. Open the scripts/.security_config file in a text editor.
  2. Enable RBAC by changing the following variable.

    Change:

    AMA_RBAC_ENABLED=false

    To:

    AMA_RBAC_ENABLED=true
  3. Optional: Enable audit logging by changing the following variable.

    Change:

    AMA_AUDIT_ENABLED=false

    To:

    AMA_AUDIT_ENABLED=true
  4. Run the launch script and select option 8. 
    ./launch.sh