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.NET Roles
Published: February 29, 2012
Updated: February 29, 2012
Applies To: Windows Server 2012
Use the .NET Roles feature page to manage a list of user groups. User groups offer the ability to categorize a set of users and perform security-related operations, such as authorization, on a defined set of users.
Sort the list by clicking one of the feature page column headings or select a value from the Group by drop-down list to group similar items.
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The following tables describe the UI elements that are available on the feature page and in the Actions pane.
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Name |
Lists the name of the role. |
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Users |
Shows the number of users assigned to a role. |
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Add |
Opens the Add .NET Role dialog box from which you can add role names to this provider. |
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View Users |
Opens the .NET Users feature page, filtered by the selected role. |
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Rename |
Enables you to edit the selected role. |
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Remove |
Removes the item that is selected from the list on the feature page. |
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Disable |
Disables the .NET Roles feature page. |
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Set Default Provider |
Opens the Edit .NET Roles Settings dialog box, so you can set the default provider. |
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Providers |
Opens the Providers feature page. |
Use the Add .NET Role dialog box to add role names to the database referenced by this provider. Roles enable you to categorize users and then perform a security related task, such as authorization, more efficiently.
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
Name |
Requests the name of the role. |
Use the Edit .NET Roles Settings dialog box to set the default provider for membership roles.
| Element Name | Description |
|---|---|
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Default Provider |
Sets the default provider for .NET Roles. IIS 8 includes the following providers:
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