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31.4. Adding HBAC Service Groups

HBAC service groups can simplify HBAC rules management: instead of adding individual services to an HBAC rule, you can add a whole service group.
To add an HBAC service group, you can use:

Web UI: Adding an HBAC Service Group

  1. Select Policy → Host-Based Access Control → HBAC Service Groups.
  2. Click Add to add an HBAC service group.
  3. Enter a name for the service group, and click Add and Edit.
  4. On the service group configuration page, click Add to add an HBAC service as a member of the group.
    Adding HBAC Services to an HBAC Service Group

    Figure 31.7. Adding HBAC Services to an HBAC Service Group

Command Line: Adding an HBAC Service Group

  1. Use the ipa hbacsvcgroup-add command to add an HBAC service group. For example, to add a group named login: 
    $ ipa hbacsvcgroup-add
Service group name: login
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Added HBAC service group "login"
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  Service group name: login
  2. Use the ipa hbacsvcgroup-add-member command to add an HBAC service as a member of the group. For example, to add the sshd service to the login group: 
    $ ipa hbacsvcgroup-add-member
Service group name: login
[member HBAC service]: sshd
  Service group name: login
  Member HBAC service: sshd
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Number of members added 1
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