Creating Permissions

Rights that can be granted are called Permissions since DSM DSM 2013.2 - unlike in previous versions, where objects of this type were called Tasks. This chapter describes how to create such Task-objects.


Hint: For compatibility reasons, the cmdlets for Task-objects (like New-EmdbTask) are still available. However, during an interactive PowerShell-session you will get a warning to use the new New-EmdbPermission cmdlet instead.


Examples:


Hint: The execution of these examples requires a connected PowerShell drive.


In order to create new Permission, the cmdlet New-EmdbPermission is used. It takes a Permission-name as a mandatory and a description as an optional parameter:


$MyPermission = New-EmdbPermission -Path "Reboot" -Description "Required permission for executing the action Reboot"


This new Permission can now be associated with Roles. Role-Owners, that are granted this Permission, can execute actions, that have this right as a prerequisite.


These Permissions are especially relevant with respect to executing userdefined tasks.


Adding rights (or Permissions) to Roles, is described in detail in chapter Granting Permissions to Roles.


Note: Note that Permission-objects are not part of the context rootDSE and therefore they can be referenced without a full qualified path resp. an absolute path.