Manage Users

Security Requirements and Controls

Effective user management is essential for maintaining proper security boundaries and ensuring appropriate access control across your LogScale environment. The Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system in LogScale provides comprehensive tools for managing user accounts and their access. This section guides administrators through the complete lifecycle of user management, including creating new user accounts, editing user information, assigning and customizing roles with specific permission sets, removing users from the system, and granting granular permissions to specific assets.

Create a user

Security Requirements and Controls

If you want to give a user access to a view or repository, make sure that the user exists in the system. To create a new user:

  1. Click on the user menu icon and select Organization Settings → Users.

  2. Click + Add User → provide a username → fill in the form with the information required → click Save: the new user is visible in the Users page.

    Screenshot of the LogScale 'Add User' form interface showing input fields for entering new user account information such as username, name, and email. This dialog appears after clicking the '+ Add User' button in the Organization Settings> Users section and includes a Save button at the bottom to complete the user creation process. This interface is only accessible to Organization Owners or users with the 'Manage users' permission.

    Figure 62. Create a User


    Another typical configuration for self-hosted installations of LogScale is to set the configuration option AUTO_CREATE_USER_ON_SUCCESSFUL_LOGIN to true. This will automatically create the user in LogScale after a successful login.

Note

You have access to the Users page and can add users only if you are the Organization Owner or have been granted the Manage users organization level permission.

Edit a User

Security Requirements and Controls

  1. Click on the profile menu icon and select Organization Settings → Users.

  2. Click the name of the user to view or edit from the list.

  3. Click the Permissions tab to view a list of all the repositories on which the user has permissions. Click the name of the Repository or View for a detailed list of the user's permissions and roles on that specific repository or view, or to see a user's Aggregate Permissions.

  4. Click the Information tab to view/edit the details of a user, such as their first or last name. Click Save to save the changes.

For information about the Danger Zone, see Remove a User.

Remove a User

Security Requirements and Controls

  1. Click the profile menu icon and select Organization Settings → Users on the left.

  2. Click the name of the user to remove from the list.

  3. Click Danger zone, insert the user's name, and click Remove. Confirm to delete the user permanently.