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This guide provides information on how to create users and assign roles in the F5® Distributed Cloud Services using the F5® Distributed Cloud Console. The console's Role-based Access Control (RBAC) is used to define and enforce user capabilities while using the F5 platform. For more information on roles and access control, see Roles.
Prerequisites
A valid Account is required.
- Note: If you do not have an account, visit Create an Account.
Create a User and Assign Roles
You can configure SSO for your organization, and assign roles to the users after they log into the F5® Distributed Cloud Console. You can create users from the platform and assign roles.
See SSO guides in the User Management part of documentation for instructions on configuring SSO for your enterprise.
Perform the following to create a user from the platform, and assign roles to the user:
Features can be viewed, and managed in multiple services.
This example shows User
setup in Administration
.
Step 1: Navigate to user management, and open user creation form.
- Open
F5 Distributed Cloud Console
> selectAdministration
box.
Note: Homepage is role based, and your homepage may look different due to your role customization. Select
All Services
drop-down menu to discover all options. Customize Settings:Administration
>Personal Management
>My Account
>Edit work domain & skills
button >Advanced
box > checkWork Domain
boxes >Save changes
button.

Note: Confirm
Namespace
feature is in correct namespace, drop-down selector located in upper-left corner. Not available in all services.
- Select
IAM
in left-menu > selectUsers
.
Note: If options are not showing available, select
Show
link inAdvanced nav options visible
in bottom left corner. If needed, selectHide
to minimize options from Advanced nav options mode.
- Select
+ Add user
button.

Add new user
window pops-up.

Step 2: Enter basic configuration, and assign roles to the user.
-
Select
User Type
drop-down menu option:-
SSO User
: If you enabled SSO for the tenant. -
Local User
: If users log in using their email address and password. SSO must be disabled in order to create a user of typeUser
.
-

Note: You can have only one of the
SSO User
andUser
type enabled at any point of time.
-
Enter data for
SSO User
orUser
with steps below:-
Enter
Email
address of the user. -
Enter
First Name
in box. -
Enter
Last Name
in box.
-

-
Select
+ Assign roles and namespaces
to customize in pop-up window.-
Select
Namespace
from drop-down menu options, orall application namespaces
. -
Optionally, select the
Make Admin
checkbox to enable administrator role for the namespace selected. -
Select
Role
needed by checking boxes. -
Select
Add roles
button to apply roles to the user.
-

Step 3: Complete user creation.
- Select
Send Invite
button forSSO User
orLocal User
user types.

Create User Groups and Add Users
Step 1: Create group.
-
Select
Groups
inIAM
drop-down section inAdministration
. -
Select
Add Group
button.

-
Enter
Group Name
. -
Enter
Group Description
.

-
+ Assign Roles and Namespaces
button.-
Select
Namespace
drop-down menu. -
Check
Make Admin
if applicable. -
Check
Role(s)
for group. -
Select
Assign
button.
Note: You can edit and
Namespaces
andUsers
sections by selecting...
inActions
column. -
-
Select
+ Add Users
button.-
Check users to add to group.
-
Select
Add User
button.
-
-
Select
Add Group
button. -
Select
+ Add Group
button in upper-left corner to add additional groups.
Step 2: Add user to group.
Note: You can add, edit, and view groups in
Users
andGroups
section ofIAM
.
- Select
Users
inIAM
drop-down section to add users to groups.
Note: Users
Groups
column will show which groups user is assigned.

-
Select
...
inActions
column. -
Select
Edit User
.
Note: Add users you want to assign to your resource.

-
Select
+ Assign User to Group
button to add group to user. -
Check
Group Name
. -
Select
Assign to Group
button.
Note: Select
...
inActions
column to delete user fromGroup Name
.
-
Select
Assign Roles and Namespace
button to add roles and namespaces to user.-
Select
Namespace
drop-down menu. -
Check
Make Admin
if applicable. -
Check
Role(s)
for group. -
Select
Assign Roles
button.
-
-
Select
Save Changes
button. -
Confirm
Groups
column is updated to assigned group added.

Step 3: Add Multiple Users to One Group
-
Select
Groups
inIAM
drop-down section to add multiple users to one group. -
Select
...
, selectEdit
.
Note: Select drop-down menu to add multiple users.

- Select
+ Add Users
.

-
Select users you want added to group.
-
Select
Add Users
button. -
Select
Save Changes
button.