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Users

Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified March 20, 2025

Objective

This guide provides information on how to create users and assign roles in 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 F5 Console Account is required.

Create Users and Assign Roles

You can create users, configure SSO for your organization, and assign roles to users after they log into the F5® Distributed Cloud Console.

See SSO guides, User Management, for instructions on configuring SSO for your enterprise.

Perform the following instructions to create users and assign roles in your F5 Distributed Cloud Console:

Step 1: Open User Management.
  • Open F5 Distributed Cloud Console > select Administration 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 > check Work Domain boxes > Save changes button.

Figure: Homepage

Figure: Homepage

  • Select IAM in left-menu > select Users.

Note: If options are not showing available, select Show link in Advanced nav options visible in bottom left corner. If needed, select Hide to minimize options from Advanced nav options mode.

  • Select + Add User button.
Figure: User Management

Figure: User Management

  • Add New User window pops-up.
Figure: Add New User Pop-up Window

Figure: Add New User Pop-up Window

Step 2: Setup and Assign Roles to User.

  • Select User Type drop-down menu option:

    • SSO User: If you enabled SSO for the tenant.

    Note: See, SSO Guides to set up SSO for your enterprise.

    • Local User: If users logs in using their email address and password.

    Note: SSO must be disabled in order to create a User type.

Figure: Select User Type

Figure: Select User Type

Note: One User Type, SSO User or User, allowed enabled at any point in time.

  • Enter data for SSO User or User with steps below:

    • Enter Email address of user.

    • Enter First Name in box.

    • Enter Last Name in box.

Figure: Add User Type Info

Figure: Add User Type Info

Note: If user is not assigned a role or group access will be denied to anything in the console. See Roles, for more information.

  • Select + Assign Roles and Namespaces button to customize in pop-up window.

    • Select Namespace from drop-down menu, or all application namespaces.

    • Optionally, select the Make Admin checkbox to enable administrator role for the namespace selected.

    • Select Role needed by checking boxes.

    • Select Assign Roles button to apply roles to the user.

Figure: Add Roles and Namespaces

Figure: Add Roles and Namespaces

Step 3: Complete User Creation.
  • Select Send Invite button to invite user to tenant.
Figure: Create User

Figure: Create User

Create User Groups and Add Users

Step 1: Create Group.

  • In Administration service.

  • Select Groups in IAM section.

  • Select + Add Group button.

Figure: Create Group

Figure: Create Group

  • Enter Group Name.

  • Enter Description.

Figure: Name Group

Figure: Name Group

  • Select + Assign Roles and Namespaces button.

    • Select Namespace in drop-down menu.

    • Check Make Admin, if applicable.

    • Check Role(s) boxes to add to group.

    • Select Assign Roles button.

    Note: You can edit Namespaces and Users sections by selecting ... in Actions column.

  • Select + Add Users button.

    • Check User Name boxes to add to group.

    • Select Add Users button.

  • Select Add Group button to create group.

Figure: Add Group

Figure: Add Group

  • Select + Add Group button in upper-left corner to add additional groups.
Step 2: Add User to Group.
  • Select Users in IAM section to add users to groups.

Note: You can add, edit, and view groups in Users and Groups section of IAM.

  • Select ... in Actions column.

  • Select Edit User.

Figure: Add User to Group

Figure: Add User to Group

Note: Users Groups column will show which groups user is assigned.

  • Select + Assign User to Group button to add group to user.
Figure: Add Users

Figure: Add Users

  • Check Group Name.

  • Select Assign to Group button.

Note: Select ... in Actions column to delete user from Group 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 to add user to group.

Figure: Assign Roles

Figure: Assign Roles

  • Confirm Groups column is updated with group added.
Step 3: Add Multiple Users to One Group.

  • Select Groups in IAM to add multiple users to one group.

  • Select ..., select Edit.

Figure: Add Multiple Users to One Group

Figure: Add Multiple Users to One Group

  • Select + Add Users.

  • Select User Name you want added to group.

  • Select Add Users button.

  • Select Save Changes button.

Figure: Add Users to Group

Figure: Add Users to Group

Delete Users and Groups

Step 1: Delete Users.

  • In Administration service.

  • Select Users in IAM.

  • Identify User ID you want to delete.

  • Select ... > select Delete User.

Figure: Delete Users

Figure: Delete Users

  • Select Delete button in pop-up window.

  • Confirm user is removed from Users list.

Figure: Delete Users

Figure: Delete Users

Step 2: Delete Groups.

  • In Administration service.

  • Select Groups in IAM.

  • Identify Group you want to delete.

  • Select ... > select Delete.

Figure: Delete Groups

Figure: Delete Groups

  • Select Delete button in pop-up window.

  • Confirm group is removed from Groups list.

Figure: Delete Groups

Figure: Delete Groups

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