topic Re: Java SDK : Can't create a role with a default app in Security

Java SDK : Can't create a role with a default app

manur — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:17:20 GMT

I have a role called accessadmin, with capabilities edit_roles and edit_user.

When I try to use it to create another role with a default app, I get an error. Here's the Java code :

Role createdRole = service.getRoles().create("someRole");
createdRole.setImportedRoles(parentRole);
createdRole.setSearchFilter(searchFilter);
createdRole.setDefaultApp(defaultApp);
createdRole.update();

And the error message :

com.splunk.HttpException: HTTP 403 -- User 'accessadmin' with roles { accessadmin } cannot write: /nobody/user-prefs/user-prefs/role_someRole { read : [ * ], write : [ admin ] }, removable: no

Crucially, there is no error if I create the same role without specifying a default app.

I'm using Splunk 6.3.2 in a docker container.

Re: Java SDK : Can't create a role with a default app

gyslainlatsa — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:53:52 GMT

hi,

par example, To make the Search app the default landing app for a user:

1. Create a file called user-prefs.conf in the user's local directory:
etc/users/<user>/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf
       · For the admin user the file would be in:
           etc/users/admin/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf
        · For the test user, it would be in:
           etc/users/test/user-prefs/local/user-prefs.conf
2. Put the following line in the user-prefs.conf file:
default_namespace = search

or following this link:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.3.2/Admin/ConfigureSplunktoopeninanapp

Re: Java SDK : Can't create a role with a default app

manur — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:41:38 GMT

Thank you gyslainlatsa, but I tried your advice unsuccessfuly and anyway it doesn't seem to be related to my problem. What fails is the call to create/update the role while giving it a default app.