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21.3. Methods

21.3.1. Creating a Role

Creation of a role requires values for name, administrative and a list of initial permits.

Example 21.2. Creating a role

POST /ovirt-engine/api/roles HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<role>
    <name>Finance Role</name>
    <administrative>true</administrative>
    <permits>
        <permit id="1"/>
    </permits>
</role>

21.3.2. Updating a Role

The name, description and administrative elements are updatable post-creation.

Example 21.3. Updating a role

PUT /ovirt-engine/api/roles/8de42ad7-f307-408b-80e8-9d28b85adfd7 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-type: application/xml

<role>
    <name>Engineering Role</name>
    <description>Standard users in the Engineering Role</description>
    <administrative>false</administrative>
</role>

21.3.3. Removing a Role

Removal of a role requires a DELETE request.

Example 21.4. Removing a role

DELETE /ovirt-engine/api/roles/8de42ad7-f307-408b-80e8-9d28b85adfd7 HTTP/1.1

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content