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The CLI references “skysync.” This is expected.

Overview

This portion of the CLI exposes the ability to manage users, groups, and roles. For more information about access controls, visit the access control documentation.

Permissions

List the Permissions

The permissions are listed out by the category to which they belong.

parameter	description	required	default
search	Retrieve permissions that match the search criteria	optional

Example 1: List all the permission categories and permissions

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli permissions list

Example results

ID                               Category    Name
4f363d230da046108b00a4586ce75055 Connections List Connections, Manage Connections, Read Content, Write/Delete Content
a2f88280c80c475a908d44ea752c0d94 Jobs        List Jobs, Manage Jobs, Control Jobs (i.e. Start/Stop/Pause), Manage Templates, List Remote Sites, Manage Remote Sites, Invoke Remote Sites, Establish Remote Sites
ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c Security    List Users and Groups, Manage Users and Groups, Manage Access Rights

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "4f363d230da046108b00a4586ce75055",
    "name": "Connections",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "List Connections",
        "id": "47c6cd5954f041df8d79e1972cc1ce3b"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Connections",
        "id": "294eee9539354739b194da1a879bc163"
      },
      {
        "name": "Read Content",
        "id": "0a92ab0e02414a51b03497490df76ada"
      },
      {
        "name": "Write/Delete Content",
        "id": "989d1df3d6af47afadb0a74e42efc92c"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "a2f88280c80c475a908d44ea752c0d94",
    "name": "Jobs",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "List Jobs",
        "id": "bbd25a404cdc4e01baabd0b79394cbd8"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Jobs",
        "id": "d9507ec76bf7414aa8a74a0c88c32a48"
      },
      {
        "name": "Control Jobs (i.e. Start/Stop/Pause)",
        "id": "3560a25976504967bcd48a7e668a07a8"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Templates",
        "id": "86b29346112b48528f8e4aeed0137262"
      },
      {
        "name": "List Remote Sites",
        "id": "ffee260e389a42f7b23ce75b46b79e2e"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Remote Sites",
        "id": "5e97f402d6b14a599eeba998d5d63044"
      },
      {
        "name": "Invoke Remote Sites",
        "id": "64ce9e42a7ac402086bf229c346bc533"
      },
      {
        "name": "Establish Remote Sites",
        "id": "1f0d640960f949bda50f1eed7a7fa9ba"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c",
    "name": "Security",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "List Users and Groups",
        "id": "915fb2c972a3479ab3272b62507b7300"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Users and Groups",
        "id": "e7e4f17053fa41489dfb026d18d6bc40"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Access Rights",
        "id": "5a16a060c35d467882c007979926bdfe"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Example 2: List permissions with the "manage" in the name

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli permissions list --search manage

Example results

ID                               Category    Name
4f363d230da046108b00a4586ce75055 Connections Manage Connections
a2f88280c80c475a908d44ea752c0d94 Jobs        Manage Jobs, Manage Templates, Manage Remote Sites
ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c Security    Manage Users and Groups, Manage Access Rights

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "4f363d230da046108b00a4586ce75055",
    "name": "Connections",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "Manage Connections",
        "id": "294eee9539354739b194da1a879bc163"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "a2f88280c80c475a908d44ea752c0d94",
    "name": "Jobs",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "Manage Jobs",
        "id": "d9507ec76bf7414aa8a74a0c88c32a48"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Templates",
        "id": "86b29346112b48528f8e4aeed0137262"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Remote Sites",
        "id": "5e97f402d6b14a599eeba998d5d63044"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c",
    "name": "Security",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "Manage Users and Groups",
        "id": "e7e4f17053fa41489dfb026d18d6bc40"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Access Rights",
        "id": "5a16a060c35d467882c007979926bdfe"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Show a Permission Category

This command will show the details of the specified permission category.

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the permission category for which details will be shown	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli permissions show {{permissionsCategoryID}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli groups show ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c

Example results

ID       ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c
Category Security
Name     List Users and Groups, Manage Users and Groups, Manage Access Rights

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "ab70847b71c042b1bae66461f5dda04c",
    "name": "Security",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "List Users and Groups",
        "id": "915fb2c972a3479ab3272b62507b7300"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Users and Groups",
        "id": "e7e4f17053fa41489dfb026d18d6bc40"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Access Rights",
        "id": "5a16a060c35d467882c007979926bdfe"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Roles

List the Roles

parameter	description	required	default
search	Retrieve roles that match the search criteria	optional
offset	Search offset	optional	0
limit	Search page size	optional	20

Example 1: List all the roles

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli roles list

Example results

ID                               Name
58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333 Job Administrators

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333",
    "name": "Job Administrators"
  }
]

Example 2: List roles with "administrator" in the name

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli roles list --search "administrator"

Example 3: List the roles skipping the first 5

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli roles list --offset=5

Example 4: List only 5 roles

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli roles list --limit 5

Show a Role

This command will show the details of the specified role.

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the role for which details will be shown	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli roles show {{id}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli roles show 58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333

Example results

ID          58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333
Name        Job Administrators
Permissions Control Jobs (i.e. Start/Stop/Pause), List Jobs, Manage Jobs

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333",
    "name": "Job Administrators",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "Control Jobs (i.e. Start/Stop/Pause)",
        "id": "3560a25976504967bcd48a7e668a07a8"
      },
      {
        "name": "List Jobs",
        "id": "bbd25a404cdc4e01baabd0b79394cbd8"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Jobs",
        "id": "d9507ec76bf7414aa8a74a0c88c32a48"
      }
    ]
  }
]

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing role, for example, if the ID is mistyped, the expected output is the following.

Expected results

ID
Name
Permissions

Expected results (JSON)

null

Create a Role

This command provides the ability to create a role.

parameter	description	required	default
name	Name of the role	required
permissions	A comma separated list of the IDs of the permissions (not permission categories) that belong to this role

Example 1: Create a new role

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli roles add {{roleName}}

Command with sample values

skysync-cli roles add testRole

Example results

ID   865bb398aa1440fdb0cb680b2a6d30b3
Name testRole

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "bd7b54fc421d4596860ec4b643d55948",
    "name": "testRole"
  }
]

Example 2: Create a new role with permissions

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli roles add {{roleName}} --permissions {{permissionsID}}, {{permissionsID}}, ...

Command with sample values

skysync-cli roles add testRole --permissions 915fb2c972a3479ab3272b62507b7300,ffee260e389a42f7b23ce75b46b79e2e

Groups

List the Groups

parameter	description	required	default
parent	Retrieve groups that belong to this parent group	optional
search, q	Retrieve groups that match the search criteria	optional
offset	Search offset	optional	0
limit	Search page size	optional	20

Example 1: List all the groups

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli groups list

Example results

ID                               Name     Type
d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf Tenant 1 owner

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf",
    "name": "Tenant 1",
    "type": "owner"
  }
]

Example 2: List groups with the "Tenant 1" in the name

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli groups list --search "Tenant 1"

Example 3: List the groups skipping the first 5

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli groups list --offset=5

Example 3: List the groups belonging to a specified parent group

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command

skysync-cli groups list --parent={{parentGroupID}}

Show a Group

This command will show the details of the specified group.

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the group for which details will be shown	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli groups show {{id}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli groups show d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf

Example results

ID   d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf
Name Tenant 1.1
Parent Tenant 1

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf",
    "name": "Tenant 1.1",
    "parent": {
      "name": "Tenant 1",
      "id": "16acfe4815854d8c9adfc132c9c283a0"
  }
]

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing group, for example, if the ID is mistyped, the expected output is the following.

Expected results

ID
Name
Parent

Expected results (JSON)

null

Create a Group

This command provides the ability to create a group.

parameter	description	required	default
name	Name of the group	required
parent	The ID of the parent ownership group

Example 1: Create a new group

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli groups add {{groupName}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli groups add "Tenant 1"

Example results

ID   74fb6f13b5c049c993536df30fe351f1
Name Tenant 1

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "74fb6f13b5c049c993536df30fe351f1",
    "name": "Tenant 1"
  }
]

Example 2: Create a new group with a parent

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli groups add {{groupName}} --parent {{parentGroupID}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli groups add "Tenant 1.1" --parent d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf

Example results

ID   74fb6f13b5c049c993536df30fe351f1
Name Tenant 1.1

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "74fb6f13b5c049c993536df30fe351f1",
    "name": "Tenant 1.1"
  }
]

Users

List the Users

parameter	description	required	default
active	Only retrieve active users	optional
search, q	Retrieve the users that match the search criteria	optional
offset	Search offset	optional	0
limit	Search page size	optional	20

Example 1: List all the users

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli users list

Example results

ID                               Login                 Name                E-Mail            Enabled Group
1ca2185affce4146befc2a397393af22 admin                 Administrator                         true
4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c tenant1               Tenant 1                              true    Tenant 1

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "1ca2185affce4146befc2a397393af22",
    "login": "admin",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "disabled": false
  },
  {
    "id": "4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c",
    "login": "tenant1",
    "name": "Tenant 1",
    "disabled": false,
    "group": {
      "name": "Tenant 1",
      "id": "d39d8ac9d43f44e4b92607cca5c27ecf"
    }
  }
]

Example 2: List users with an email address of "test@example.com"

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli users list -q test@example.com

Example 3: List users by status

Users can be retrieved based on a given status. The status can be either "active" or "disabled." The example below shows retrieving all active users. The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli users list --status=active

Example 4: List the users skipping the first 5

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.

Command

skysync-cli users list --offset=5

Show a User

This command will show the details of the specified user.

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the user for which details will be shown	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli users show {{id}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli users show 5a45d35b4a82472795d239d06012cde8

Example results

ID          5a45d35b4a82472795d239d06012cde8
Login       user
Name        user
E-Mail		user@test.com
Enabled     true
Group       Tenant 1.4
Roles       Job Administrators
Permissions Control Jobs (i.e. Start/Stop/Pause), List Jobs, Manage Jobs

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "5a45d35b4a82472795d239d06012cde8",
    "login": "user",
    "name": "user",
	"email": "user@test.com",
    "disabled": false,
    "group": {
      "name": "Tenant 1.4",
      "id": "16acfe4815854d8c9adfc132c9c283a0"
    },
    "roles": [
      {
        "name": "Job Administrators",
        "id": "58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333"
      }
    ],
    "permissions": [
      {
        "name": "Control Jobs (i.e. Start/Stop/Pause)",
        "id": "3560a25976504967bcd48a7e668a07a8"
      },
      {
        "name": "List Jobs",
        "id": "bbd25a404cdc4e01baabd0b79394cbd8"
      },
      {
        "name": "Manage Jobs",
        "id": "d9507ec76bf7414aa8a74a0c88c32a48"
      }
    ]
  }
]

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing user, for example, if the user was already deleted, the expected output is the following.

Expected results

ID          
Login       
Name        
E-Mail		
Enabled     true
Group       
Roles       
Permissions

Expected results (JSON)

null

Create a User

This command provides the ability to create a user.

parameter	description	required
new-user-username	Login username for the new user	required
new-user-password	Password for the new user	required
new-user-email	The e-mail address for the new user	optional
new-user-display-name	The display name for the new user	optional
new-user-group	The ID of the group to which the new user will belong	optional
new-user-roles	A comma separated list of the IDs of the roles to which the new user will belong	optional

Example 1: Create a new user

In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli users add {{username}} {{password}} --new-user-email {{emailAddress}} --new-user-display-name {{displayName}} --new-user-group {{groupID}} --new-user-roles {{role1ID}},{{rol2ID}},...

Command with example values

skysync-cli users add user1 somePassword --new-user-email user1@example.com --new-user-display-name User1 --new-user-group 4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c --new-user-roles 58c52f0a513e47b687b0f43ef40c3333,0f08d24ee50b42f1a1fb56497d0cabc9

Example results

ID      93d88143ee7248d28c95d0adc6ac863c
Login   user1
Name    User1
E-Mail  user1@example.com
Enabled true

Example results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "93d88143ee7248d28c95d0adc6ac863c",
    "login": "user1",
    "name": "User1",
    "email": "user1@example.com",
    "disabled": false
  }
]

Delete a User

This command will delete the specified user

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID of the user to be deleted	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli users delete {{id}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli users delete 5dc531df34554edd96c31272262ad950

If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing connection, for example, if the user was already deleted, the expected output is the following.

Expected results

The user could not be deleted.

The response is only available in the default format. If JSON output is specified, no output will be provided.

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Changing the Current User's Password

This command will change the current user's password

parameter	description	required	default
old-password	The original password for the current user	required
new-password	The new password for the current user	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli users password change {{old-password}} {{new-password}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli users password change oldPassword newPassword

Sample expected results

ID 4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c

Sample expected results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c"
  }
]

Resetting a Users Password

This command will reset the specified user's password

parameter	description	required	default
id	The ID for the user for which the password is being reset	required
new-password	The new password for the current user	required

The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.

Command with variables

skysync-cli users password reset {{userID}} {{new-password}}

Command with example values

skysync-cli users password reset 4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c newPassword

Sample expected results

ID 4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c

Sample expected results (JSON)

[
  {
    "id": "4d8958f9b7d54bf7b70333531c5d3f3c"
  }
]