Edit a custom role
You can edit or remove a custom role when you want to change or remove permissions for users with that role. Default roles cannot be edited or removed. The only action you can perform on default roles is to add or remove users from a role. Permissions for specific assets, policies, protection plans, or credentials directly from the applicable node in the web UI.
For example:
To edit permissions for all VMware assets, go to and then select .
To edit permissions for a VM, select a VM and select .
To manage policy permissions, go to . Then at the top right, select .
To manage permissions for a specific policy, select a policy and then select .
Note:
When you change permissions for a custom role, the changes affect all users that are assigned to that role.
To edit a custom role
- On the left, click Security > RBAC.
- On the Roles tab, locate and click on the custom role that you want to edit.
- To edit the role description, click Edit name and description.
- Edit the permissions for the role. You can edit the following details for a role:
Global permissions for the role
On the Global permissions tab, click Edit.
Assets permissions for the role
On the Assets permissions tab, click Edit.
Users for the role
Click the Users tab.
Access definitions for the role
Click the Access definitions tab.
Caution: Use caution when removing access definitions. This action may remove critical access to NetBackup for the role's users. You can only remove access definitions from a custom role.
See Role permissions.
- To add or remove users for the role, click the Users tab.
- Users that are assigned to the role must refresh their browser to reflect updated role permissions in the web UI.