Add an Admin User to Project

Problem

In OpenStack, the default role for a user in a project is a member role . This process can be used to elevate the privileges for the user.

Environment

• Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions
• OpenStack Python CLI Client

Procedure

1. Source the .rc file which has your admin credentials.
2. Obtain the UUID of the user.

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# openstack user list | grep [user_name]

3. Get the UUID of the project.

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# openstack project list | grep [project_name]

4. Assign the admin role to the user.

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# openstack role add --user [user_uuid] --project [project_uuid] admin

Additional Information

• Working with OpenStack CLI
• OpenStack CLI commands
• Understanding OpenStack roles