Create GUI users and assign user permissions

You can create users who can perform different administrative tasks on the system. Each user must be part of a user group or multiple groups that are defined on the system. When you create a new user, you assign the user to one of the default user groups or to a custom user group. User groups are assigned with predefined roles that authorize the users within that group to a specific set of operations on the GUI.

Note: Only users with SecurityAdmin or UserAdmin role can create a GUI user.
Perform the following steps to create a GUI user and assign user role:
  1. Go to Services > GUI page in the IBM Spectrum Scale GUI.
  2. Click Groups. The Groups tab lists all the user groups that are already available. You can either use the existing groups or create a group.
  3. Click Create Group if you want to create a new group. The Create User Group window appears.
  4. Type the new user group name in the User group name field.
  5. Select a role for the new group from the list of user group roles.
    For more information about the user groups and the user group roles, see Managing GUI users.
  6. Click Create. The new user group with the specified role is created.
  7. Click User. The User section of the GUI page lists all the existing users and the associated user groups.
  8. Click Create User. The Create User window appears.
  9. Type the name of the new user in the Name field.
  10. Select the user groups in which the user needs to be added. When you select the user group for a user, the permissions or roles that are defined for a user group becomes applicable to the user.
  11. Type the password in the Temporary password and Confirm password fields.
  12. Click Create. The user is created and added in to the groups that are selected. A GUI user with certain user roles and permissions is created.