- URL:https://<roles-url>/update(POST only)
- Required Capability:Default administrator role | All authorized privileges
- Version Introduced:10.1
Description
This operation updates a role in the role store with new information. This operation is available only when the role store is a read-write store such as the default ArcGIS Server store.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| rolename | The name of the role. The name must be unique in the role store. Example |
| description | An optional field to add comments or a description for the role. Example |
| f | The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html | json | pjson |
Example usage
Below is a sample POST request for update:
POST /webadaptor/admin/security/roles/update HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []
rolename=editors&description=Group of users that can edit maps&f=jsonThe operation parameters can also be provided in JSON format and submitted as a value of the role parameter.
role={
"rolename": "<rolename>",
"description": "<description>"
}JSON Response example
{"status": "success"}