Creating Local Users and Roles

Create users in PrivX, which allows people to log into hosts via PrivX:

1. Navigate to the address of the PrivX server and log in as ​superuser​​.
   

2. In the PrivX GUI, navigate to the ​Settings→Users​ page and click ​Add User​​.
   
   You will be presented with the ​New User​​ view.

3. In the ​New User​ view, provide the required information about the user. Click ​Save​​ to save the user.
   

   You should now be able to see your new local user back on the ​Settings→Users​​ page.
   

PrivX provides access in a role-based manner. To create a role and assign members:

1. In the PrivX GUI, navigate to the ​Settings→Roles​ page, and click ​Add Role​​.
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   You will be presented with a form for providing information about the new role.

   

2. Provide a name for the new role. Also add users to the role by defining rules. To define a new rule for the role, click ​Add Rule​​. In this example, we add a rule to include all local users who have the user name (cn) ​alice​​ into the role:

   

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   Note

   The number of role members is indicated by ​Matching users​​. The count is updated when you unfocus from the ​Search String​​ field (such as by pressing enter, or by clicking somewhere else in the GUI).

   Leave the other role settings as they are.

3. Click ​Save​ to finalize role creation. Your new role should be visible back on the ​Settings→Roles​​ page.