UpdateAuthorizationRole

[RobMokkink]

I am trying to rename some of the roles with sample, to get rid of the sample part and later i want to customize the priviliges.

I look on the SDK at UpdateAuthorizationRole, but i doesn't work as i expected.

Who has an clue?

Below is the snipppet i am trying to get working:

$authMgr = Get-View AuthorizationManager

$rootid = Get-Folder -norecursion | Get-View

$ARR_ROLES = $authMgr.RoleList

foreach ($role in $ARR_ROLES)

{

if ($role.info.label -match "(sample)")

{

$ROLEID = $role.id

$OLD_LABEL = $role.info.label

$NEW_LABEL = $OLD.Replace("(sample)", "")

$authMgr.UpdateAuthorizationRole($oordid.moref, $ROLEID, $NEW_LABEL)

}

}

[Yasen Kalchev]

It'll be easier to use Get/[Set-VIRole|http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/html/Set-VIRole.html] cmdlets.

If you still want to use UpdateAuthorizationRole SDK method you need to pass privileges list as third parameter. $rootId is not valid value for UpdateAuthorizationRole parameter.

$authMgr.UpdateAuthorizationRole($ROLEID, $NEW_LABEL, $PRIVILEGES)

[LucD]

Hi Rob,

I have to agree with Yasen, it's much easier with the Set-VIRole cmdlet.

Get-VIRole | where {$_.Name -match "(sample)"} | %{$_ | Set-VIRole -Name $_.Name.Replace("(sample)","").TrimEnd(" ")}

Your UpdateAuthorizationRole script had a few typos I'm afraid.

This should work

$authMgr = Get-View AuthorizationManager
$rootid = Get-Folder -norecursion | Get-View

$ARR_ROLES = $authMgr.RoleList

foreach ($role in $ARR_ROLES)
{
	if ($role.info.label -match "(sample)")
	{
		$ROLEID = $role.roleid
		$OLD_LABEL = $role.info.label
		$NEW_LABEL = $OLD_LABEL.Replace("(sample)", "")

		$authMgr.UpdateAuthorizationRole($ROLEID, $NEW_LABEL, $role.Privilege)
	}
} 

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[RobMokkink]

Thanks guys.

I will give the get-virole and set-virole a chance.

I will keep the thread updated.

[RobMokkink]

The set-virole and get-virole cmdlets are working perfectly.