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Get-VmsViewGroupAcl

SYNOPSIS

Gets the security permissions for one or more roles on a given XProtect Smart Client view group.

SYNTAX

FromRole

Get-VmsViewGroupAcl -ViewGroup <ViewGroup> [-Role <Role[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

FromRoleId

Get-VmsViewGroupAcl -ViewGroup <ViewGroup> -RoleId <Role> [<CommonParameters>]

FromRoleName

Get-VmsViewGroupAcl -ViewGroup <ViewGroup> -RoleName <String> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Top-level view groups defined in the Management Client can be accessed and modified only if a user's role has permission to that top-level view group. This command enables you to retrieve the permissions, or "access control list" (ACL), for a view group. You may modify the permissions and push the changes back to the Management Server using the Set-VmsViewGroupAcl command.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Requires VMS connection and will attempt to connect automatically
  • Requires VMS version 21.1

EXAMPLES

Example 1

Connect-ManagementServer -ShowDialog -AcceptEula
$viewGroup = Get-VmsViewGroup | Out-GridView -OutputMode Single -Title "Select a View Group"
$roles = Get-VmsRole -RoleType UserDefined
$role = $roles | Out-GridView -OutputMode Single -Title "Select a Role"

$acl = $viewGroup | Get-VmsViewGroupAcl -Role $role
$acl

<# OUTPUT
Role         Path                                            SecurityAttributes
----         ----                                            ------------------
Remote Guard ViewGroup[2B9E3912-3145-4EE8-8C44-244848D1A1C5] {OPERATE, GENERIC_READ...}
#>

After ensuring there is an open connection to the Management Server, we prompt for a view group selection, and a role selection. The ACL for role on the specified view group is then displayed.

Example 2

$acl.SecurityAttributes

<# OUTPUT
  Name                           Value
  ----                           -----
  OPERATE                        False
  GENERIC_READ                   False
  DELETE                         False
  GENERIC_WRITE                  False
#>

$acl.SecurityAttributes.GENERIC_READ = 'True'
$acl.SecurityAttributes.OPERATE      = 'True'
$acl | Set-VmsViewGroupAcl -WhatIf

Continuing from the previous example, the security attributes are expanded so we can read them all. Then, we change the permissions and push the changes back to the Management Server using the Set-VmsViewGroupAcl cmdlet.

The -WhatIf switch parameter is present, so we see what would happen, without making any changes. Remove the -WhatIf switch to make permanent changes, and add the -Verbose switch to see which changes are made.

PARAMETERS

-Role

Specifies one or more existing, user-defined roles. If you omit this parameter, the ACL for every user-defined role will be returned.

Type: Role[]
Parameter Sets: FromRole
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-RoleId

Specifies the ID of a given role.

Type: Role
Parameter Sets: FromRoleId
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-RoleName

Specifies the display name of a given role with support for wildcards.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: FromRoleName
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ViewGroup

Specifies the view group from which to retrieve the ACL(s).

Type: ViewGroup
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

VideoOS.Platform.ConfigurationItems.ViewGroup

VideoOS.Platform.ConfigurationItems.Role[]

VideoOS.Platform.ConfigurationItems.Role

System.String

OUTPUTS

VmsViewGroupAcl

NOTES