AIX Role General Information

The following are examples of the fields that you might find on the General Information page.

AIX role name

Type a name for the role. To prevent inconsistencies, restrict role names to characters with the POSIX portable file name character set. You cannot use the keywords ALL or default as a role name. You cannot use the keywords ALL or default in a group name. Additionally, do not use any of the following characters within a group name string:

• colon (:)
• double quote (")
• pound sign (#)
• comma (,)
• equal sign (=)
• back slash (\)
• slash (/)
• question mark (?)
• single quote (')
• back quote (ˋ)

Authorizations

List the additional authorizations required for this role beyond those defined by the roles in the rolelist attribute. The value is a list of authorization names.

To add authorizations , type the authorization name in the entry field and click Add.

To remove authorizations , select the authorization name from the list of authorizations and click Delete.

Roles implied

List the roles implied by this role. The value is a list of role names. Use Search to add roles or Delete to remove them.

List of groups

List the groups to which a user needs to belong, to effectively use this role. This attribute is for information only and does not automatically make the user a member of the list of groups. The value is a list of group names. Use Search to add groups or Delete to remove them.

Visibility

Specifies the role's visibility status to the system. The Value parameter is an integer. Possible values are:

Enabled and selectable

The role is enabled, displayed, and selectable. Authorizations contained in this role are applied to the user.

Enabled but not selectable

The role is enabled and displayed as existing, but not selectable through a visual interface. Authorizations contained in this role are applied to the user.

Disabled

The role is disabled. Authorizations contained in this role are not applied to the user.

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