ECS: Unable to Create New Management User When Logged In as AD User

Summary: In ECS version 3.6 and later, an AD user or a management user is unable to create a new management user.

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Symptoms

Management user button under Users tab in ECS UI is unavailable.

Cause

There are changes in ECS User Management abilities beginning with version 3.6 and later.

See the latest API Documentation at REST-API (SECURITY_ADMIN role is required for creation or deletion of users in ECS).

Resolution

By default, both root and emcsecurity users have SECURITY_ADMIN role.

Log in to ECS UI as either root or emcsecurity and assign the user SECURITY_ADMIN role by following the below steps:
  1. Select the Management User to which SECURITY_ADMIN role must be assigned by clicking the Edit button.
Screenshot of User Management tab to Edit Management User
Figure 1: Screenshot of User Management tab to Edit Management User
  1. Change the Security Administrator section from NO to YES and Save
Screenshot of Edit Management User to Add Security Administrator
Figure 2: Screenshot of Edit Management User to Add Security Administrator
  1. Once the SECURITY_ADMIN role is assigned to a user, that particular user can create a New Management User.
 

Affected Products

Elastic Cloud Storage
Article Properties
Article Number: 000200621
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2023
Version:  4
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