VMware vCloud Director Cookbook

Working with vCloud roles

Let's talk about roles and what they can do for you.

Getting ready

You need a user or a group to which you want to give a different role. Roles can be assigned to users and groups.

How to do it...

Working with roles is split into two sections: creating the role and using it.

Creating a new role

Perform the following steps to create a new role:

1. Make a list of all the actions that the user should be able to do.
2. Make a list of all the actions that the user should not be able to do.
3. Log in to vCloud as SysAdmin.
4. Navigate to System | Administration | Roles.
5. Check if one of the preconfigured roles is satisfying the requirements.
6. If not, check what role is closed and copy this role by right-clicking on the role and choosing Copy to.
7. If no ...