Jenkins User Management using Role-based Strategy

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Build-in authorization method of Jenkins (described in note "Jenkins user account configurations") have to deal with user rights one by one.

The following role-based method can create some roles and assgin some users to a role.

1. Install Role Strategy Plugin;

2. Start Jenkins Server;

3. Jenkins -> Manage Jenkins -> Global Security -> enable security;

4. Select "Jenkins's own user database" as the security realm;

5. Check "Allow user to sign up";

6. Select "Authorizaiton -> Role-based Strategy";

7. Manage Jenkins -> Manage and Assign Roles -> Manage Roles: create a role "admin" with all rights, "proj_leader", check Overall->Read and all of Jobs, Run, View and SCM;

8. Manage Jenkins -> Manage and Assign Roles -> Assign Roles: create user "admin" and assign role "admin" to it, create user "chad" and assign role "proj_leader" to it;

Note:

1. Ensure Overall->Read & Job->Discover is checked for user "Anonymous", or a 404 error will raised;

2. When user rights definition is changed, no need to restart Jenkins service to take effect;

3. Chinese charactor in user name is allowed and verified;

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