Creating and Deleting a Role

  • Updated on Jan 7, 2026
  • Published on Apr 26, 2022
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Creating a Role

  1. Click Create Role.

  2. Enter a role name. It can contain only alphanumeric characters and the following special characters: plus sign (+), equal sign (=), period (.), ampersand (@), dash (-), underscore (_).

  3. Modify the code for the role, as appropriate.

  4. Click Save to create the new role.

If the policy has a syntax error, it will be flagged with a message when you attempt to save the role. Create the role again with the corrected policy code.

Creating a Role for Single Sign On (SSO)

If you are configuring the SSO feature (as described in Configuring the Single Sign On (SSO) Feature), you must define a role for the SSO user. You can configure SSO using one of the following protocols:

  • SAML

  • OPEN ID

You must create a role based on the chosen protocol.

  1. Click Settings on the Wasabi menu. Or, open the account sign-in  drop-down and click Settings.

  2. Open the SSO (Single Sign On) drop-down.

  3. Scroll down to Roles under the SSO configuration. For example:

  4. Click Create Role.

  5. Enter a role name and click Next. For example:

  6. Assign policies to the role. You can associate policies in two ways:

    • Click in the Attach Policy To Role area at the top of the panel. Select a policy from the drop-down.

    • Select one of the predefined policies listed on the left of the panel. Simply click on + to the right of the policy name.

    Assigned policies are displayed on the right of the panel.

  7. Click Create Role. The role is created and contains the SSO path. For example:

Creating a Role for SSO Legacy

If you are configuring the Single Sign On (SSO) feature (as described in Configuring the SSO Legacy Feature), you must define a role for the SSO user. You can configure SSO using one of the following protocols:

  • SAML2

  • OpenID Connect (OIDC)

You must create a role based on the chosen protocol.

  1. Click Create Role.

  2. Enter a role name.

  3. Modify the code for the SAML2 or OIDC protocol, as shown below.

    SAML2 Role Example

    • <RootUserAcctID> is your root user account ID.

    • <IDP> is your provider ID.

    OIDC Role Example

    • <RootUserAcctID> is your root user account ID.

    • <IDP> is your provider ID.

  4. Click Save to create the new role.

  5. Add a policy to the role as described in Attaching a Policy to a Role.

Deleting a Role

In the Action column for a role, click Delete with caution. As soon as you click the button, the role is deleted.