Create roles with cluster access only

Create roles with cluster access only.

Redis Enterprise Software

Roles with cluster access allow access to the Cluster Management UI and REST API.

Default management roles

Redis Enterprise Software includes five predefined roles that determine a user's level of access to the Cluster Manager UI and REST API.

DB Viewer - Read database settings
DB Member - Administer databases
Cluster Viewer - Read cluster settings
Cluster Member - Administer the cluster
User Manager - Administer users
Admin - Full cluster access
None - For data access only - cannot access the Cluster Manager UI or use the REST API

For more details about the privileges granted by each of these roles, see Cluster Manager UI permissions or REST API permissions.

Here's a summary of the Cluster Manager UI actions permitted by each default management role:

Action	DB Viewer	DB Member	Cluster Viewer	Cluster Member	Admin	User Manager
Create, edit, delete users and LDAP mappings	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Create support package	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No
Edit database configuration	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No
Reset slow log	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No
View cluster configuration	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View cluster logs	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View cluster metrics	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View database configuration	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View database metrics	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View node configuration	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View node metrics	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View Redis database password	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
View slow log	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	❌ No
View and edit cluster settings	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	❌ No

You can use the Cluster Manager UI or the REST API to create a role that grants cluster access but does not grant access to any databases.

Cluster Manager UI REST API

To create a role that grants cluster access using the Cluster Manager UI:

From Access Control > Roles, you can:
- Select a role from the list of existing roles to edit it.
- Click + Add role to create a new role.
Enter a descriptive name for the role.
Choose a Management role to determine cluster management permissions.
To prevent database access when using this role, do not add any ACLs.
Click Save.

To create a role that grants cluster access using the REST API:

POST /v1/roles
{ 
  "name": "<role-name>",
  "management": "db_viewer | db_member | cluster_viewer | cluster_member | user_manager | admin" 
}

You can assign the new role to users to grant cluster access.