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      A Couchbase role permits one or more resources to be accessed according to defined privileges.

      Roles and Privileges

      Couchbase roles each have a fixed association with a set of one or more privileges. Each privilege is associated with a resource. Privileges are actions such as Read, Write, Execute, Manage, Flush, and List; or a combination of some or all of these.

      Roles are of the following kinds:

      • Administative: Associated with cluster-wide privileges. Some of these roles are for administrators; who might manage cluster-configurations; or read statistics; or enforce security. Others are for users and user-defined applications that require access to specific, cluster-wide resources.

      • Bucket: Associated with bucket administration, collection management, and application access. Roles in this category can each be applied to one, to multiple, or to all buckets on the cluster.

      • Data, Views, and XDCR: Associated with the Data Service. This includes the reading, writing, monitoring, backing-up, and restoring of data; the administration of Views; and the administration of Cross Data-Center Replication (XDCR).

      • Other Services: Roles for the administration of services other than the Data Service. These roles are organized under the following categories: Query & Index, Search, Analytics, and Backup. (Eventing administration is covered within the Administrative category.)

      • Mobile: Associated with the administration of Sync Gateway.

      When a user (meaning either an administrator or an application) attempts to access a resource, they must authenticate. The roles and privileges associated with the user-credentials thereby presented are checked by Couchbase Server. If the associated roles contain privileges that support the kind of access that is being attempted, access is granted; otherwise, it is denied.

      Roles in Relation to Buckets

      All data within a bucket is contained within some collection, within some scope. Permissions conveyed by bucket-related roles may be restricted in any of the following ways:

      • By Bucket: Permissions apply to all data in the specified bucket: all scopes and collections are thus covered by the permissions.

      • By Bucket and Scope: Permissions apply only to the collections within the specified scope (or scopes), within the specified bucket.

      • By Bucket, Scope, and Collection: Permissions apply only to the data within the specified collection (or collections), within the specified scope (or scopes), within the specified bucket.

      For detailed information on scopes and collections, see Scopes and Collections.

      Commonly Used Roles

      Couchbase Server users can largely be categorized as administrators, developers, and applications. Each user-category is supported by a different subset of roles.

      • Administrators. Able to log into Couchbase Web Console and perform administrative tasks; but unable to read or write data.

        The administrative tasks available are divided into multiple admin roles. For example, the Cluster Admin role allows the management of all cluster features except security; while the Read-Only Admin role allows only the reading of statistics; and the Bucket Admin role allows management only of one or more buckets. See the Admin roles listed below for full details. Note that depending on the administrator’s assigned roles, the content of Couchbase Web Console changes: for example, the entire Security screen is only visible to Full Admin administrators; and to administrators who possess both the Local User Security Admin and the External User Security Admin roles.

      • Applications. Able to read or write data; but unable to log into Couchbase Web Console, or in any way modify cluster-settings. For example, the Data Reader and Data Writer roles allows data to be respectively read and written to one or more collections, within one or more scopes, within one or more buckets. Other application-intended roles are Application Access, Data Writer, Data Backup & Restore, and Data Monitor. See below for details on each.

      • Developers. Can be given a selection of roles, allowing the right degree of data and console access. For example, the Read-Only Admin role allows the reading of cluster-statistics, while the Data Read and Data Write roles allow access to data on one or more buckets.

      The following list contains all roles supported by Couchbase Server, Enterprise Edition. Each role is explained by means of a description and (in most cases) a table: the table lists the privileges in association with resources. The header of each table states the role’s name, followed by its alias name in parentheses: alias names are used in commands and queries. In each table-body, where a privilege is associated with a resource, this is indicated with a check-mark. Where a privilege is not associated with a resource (or where association would not be applicable), this is indicated with a cross. Resources not referred to in a particular table have no privileges associated with them in the context of the role being described.

      Note that some roles grant access to Couchbase Web Console; while others do not. The set of features displayed within the console varies, according to role.

      Note also that any authentication failure will be logged in the log file for the resource on which access was attempted. See Manage Logging, for detailed information on using log files.

      Full Admin

      The Full Admin role (an Administrative role) supports full access to all Couchbase-Server features and resources, including those of security. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, and allows the reading and writing of bucket-data.

      This role is also available in Couchbase Server Community Edition.

      Cluster Admin

      The Cluster Admin role (an Administrative role) allows the management of all cluster features except security. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not permit the writing of data.

      Role: Cluster Admin (cluster_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Cluster (except Passwords)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      UI (except Passwords)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Security (except Passwords)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Data

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Local User Security Admin

      The Local User Security Admin role (an Administrative role) allows the management of local user roles and the reading of all cluster statistics. The role does not permit the granting of the Full Admin, the Read-Only Admin, the Local User Security Admin, or the External User Security Admin role; and does not permit the administrator to change their own role (which therefore remains Local User Security Admin). The role supports access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not support the reading of data.

      Role: Local User Security Admin (security_admin_local)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Cluster

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI (except Local User and Group Security)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Local User and Group Security (including UI)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket Data

      no

      no

      no

      no

      External User Security Admin

      The External User Security Admin role (an Administrative role) allows the management of external user roles and the reading of all cluster statistics. The role does not permit the granting of the Full Admin, the Read-Only Admin, the Local User Security Admin, or the External User Security Admin role; and does not permit the administrator to change their own role (which therefore remains External User Security Admin). The role supports access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not support the reading of data.

      Role: External User Security Admin (security_admin_external)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Cluster

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI (except External User Security)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Security (including UI)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket Data

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Read-Only Admin

      The Read-Only Admin role (an Administrative role) supports the reading of Couchbase Server-statistics: this includes registered usernames with roles and authentication domains, but excludes passwords. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console.

      This role is also available in Couchbase Server Community Edition.

      Role: Read-Only Admin (ro_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Cluster

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI (except Passwords)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Security (except Passwords)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Data

      no

      no

      no

      no

      External Stats Reader

      The External Stats Reader role (an Administrative role) grants access to the /metrics and /prometheus_sd_config endpoints for Prometheus integration. All statistics for all services can be read. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: External Stats Reader (external_stats_reader)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Admin : stats_export

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      XDCR Admin

      The XDCR Admin role (an XDCR role) allows use of XDCR features, to create cluster references and replication streams. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console and allows the reading of data.

      Role: XDCR Admin (replication_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      XDCR for Cluster and Bucket

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket Data

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Statistics

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI (XDCR)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      UI (Other)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query Curl Access

      The Query Curl Access role (a Query & Index role) allows the SQL++ CURL function to be executed by an externally authenticated user. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data, other than that returned by the SQL++ CURL function.

      Note that the Query Curl Access role should be assigned with caution, since it entails risk: CURL runs within the local Couchbase Server network; therefore, the assignee of the Query Curl Access role is permitted to run GET and POST requests on the internal network, while being themselves externally located.

      For an account of limitations on CURL, see CURL Function.

      In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.5, this role was referred to as Query External Access.

      Role: Query Curl Access (query_external_access)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : SQL++, curl

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query System Catalog

      The Query System Catalog role (a Query & Index role) allows information to be looked up by means of SQL++ in the system catalog: this includes system:indexes, system:prepareds, and tables listing current and past queries. This role is designed for troubleshooters, who need to debug queries. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not permit the reading of bucket-items.

      Role: Query System Catalog (query_system_catalog)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage List

      Bucket : SQL++, INDEX

      no

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      Bucket : SQL++, Meta

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Manage Global Functions

      The Manage Global Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows global SQL++ functions to be managed. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Manage Global Functions (query_manage_global_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      SQL++, udf

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Execute Global Functions

      The Execute Global Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows global SQL++ functions to be executed. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Execute Global Functions (query_execute_global_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      SQL++, udf

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Manage Scope Functions (Query and Index)

      The Manage Scope Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows SQL++ and user defined functions to be managed for a given scope, given corresponding specification of bucket. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Manage Scope Functions (query_manage_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket, Scope: SQL++, udf

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Execute Scope Functions

      The Execute Scope Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows SQL++ and user defined functions to be executed for a given scope, given corresponding specification of bucket. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Execute Scope Functions (query_execute_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Collection, Bucket, Scope: SQL++, udf

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Manage Global External Functions

      The Manage Global External Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows global external language functions to be managed. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Manage Global External Functions (query_manage_global_external_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      SQL++, udf_external

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Execute Global External Functions

      The Execute Global External Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows global SQL++ functions to be executed. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Execute Global External Functions (query_execute_global_external_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      SQL++, udf_external

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Manage Scope External Functions

      The Manage Scope External Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows external language functions to be managed for a given scope, given corresponding specification of bucket. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Manage Scope External Functions (query_manage_external_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Collection, Bucket, Scope: SQL++, udf_external

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Execute Scope External Functions

      The Execute Scope External Functions role (a Query & Index role) allows external language functions to be executed for a given scope, given corresponding specification of bucket. The user can access Couchbase Web Console, but cannot read data.

      Role: Execute Scope External Functions (query_execute_external_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Collection, Bucket, Scope: SQL++, udf_external

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Analytics Reader

      The Analytics Reader role (an Analytics role) allows querying of shadow data-sets. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, and permits the reading of data.

      Role: Analytics Reader (analytics_reader)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Analytics

      yes

      no

      yes

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Analytics Admin

      The Analytics Admin role (an Analytics role) allows management of dataverses; management of all Analytics Service links; and management of all datasets. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not permit the reading of data.

      Role: Analytics Admin (analytics_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Dataverse : Analytics

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      Bucket : Analytics

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      Bucket : UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Other : UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Admin

      The Bucket Admin role (which is a Bucket role) allows the management of all per bucket features (including starting and stopping XDCR). The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not permit the reading or writing of data.

      Role: Bucket Admin (bucket_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Cluster

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket (including XDCR)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket Data

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket UI

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Other UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Manage Scopes

      The Manage Scopes role (a Bucket role) allows the creation and deletion of scopes, and the creation and deletion of collections per scope, given the corresponding specification of bucket. The role allows no access to data, and does not permit access to Couchbase Web Console. The role is intended for application use only.

      Role: Manage Scopes (scope_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Manage Scopes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Application Access

      The Application Access role (a Bucket role) provides read and write access to data, per bucket. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console: it is intended for applications, rather than users. Note that this role is also available in the Community Edition of Couchbase Server.

      The role is provided in support of buckets that were created on versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.0. Such buckets were accessed by specifying bucket-name and bucket-password: however, bucket-passwords are not recognized by Couchbase Server 5.0 and after. Therefore, for each pre-existing bucket, the upgrade-process for 5.0 and after creates a new user, whose username is identical to the bucket-name; and whose password is identical to the former bucket-password, if one existed. If no bucket-password existed, the user is created with no password. This migration-process allows the same name-combination as before to be used in authentication. To ensure backwards compatibility, each system-created user is assigned the Application Access role, which authorizes the same read-write access to bucket-data as was granted before 5.0.

      Use of the Application Access role is deprecated for buckets created on Couchbase Server 5.0 and after: use the other bucket-access roles provided. Note that in versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.5, this role was referred to as Bucket Full Access.

      Role: Application Access (bucket_full_access)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage Flush

      Bucket Data

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      no

      Bucket Views

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      no

      SQL++: Index

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      no

      SQL++: Other

      yes

      yes

      yes

      no

      no

      Bucket

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      XDCR Inbound

      The XDCR Inbound role (which is an XDCR role) allows the creation of inbound XDCR streams, per bucket. It does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console, and does not permit the reading of data.

      In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.5, this role was referred to as Replication Target.

      Role: XDCR Inbound (replication_target)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket : Meta

      yes

      yes

      no

      no

      Bucket : Stats

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Sync Gateway

      The Sync Gateway role (which is a Mobile role) allows full access to data per bucket, as required by Sync Gateway. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console. The user can, by means of Sync Gateway, read and write data, manage indexes and views, and read some cluster information.

      Role: Sync Gateway (mobile_sync_gateway)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket : Data

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket : Views

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket : Indexes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket : Query

      yes

      yes

      yes

      no

      Bucket : Flush

      yes

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket : Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Auto-compaction

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Admin: Memcached: Idle

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Sync Gateway Architect

      The Sync Gateway Architect role (which is a Mobile role) allows management of Sync Gateway databases; and of Sync Gateway users and roles; and allows access to Sync Gateway’s /metrics endpoint. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console; and does not allow reading of application data. For information on Sync Gateway users and roles, see Access Control Concepts.

      Role: Sync Gateway Architect (sync_gateway_configurator)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Collection: Data

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Collection: Sync Gateway Users and Roles

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Metrics: Sync Gateway

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Sync Gateway Application

      The Sync Gateway Application role (which is a Mobile role) allows management of Sync Gateway users and roles; and allows application data to be read and written through Sync Gateway. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console. For information on Sync Gateway users and roles, see Access Control Concepts.

      Role: Sync Gateway Application (sync_gateway_app)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Collection: Sync Gateway Users and Roles

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Collection: Sync Gateway Application Data

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Sync Gateway Application Read Only

      The Sync Gateway Application Read Only role (which is a Mobile role) allows reading of Sync Gateway users and roles; and allows application data to be read through Sync Gateway. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console. For information on Sync Gateway users and roles, see Access Control Concepts.

      Role: Sync Gateway Application Read Only (sync_gateway_app_ro)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Collection: Sync Gateway Users and Roles

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Collection: Sync Gateway Application Data

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Sync Gateway Replicator

      The Sync Gateway Replicator role (which is a Mobile role) allows management of Sync Gateway replications. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: Sync Gateway Replicator (sync_gateway_replicator)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Collection: Sync Gateway Replications

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Sync Gateway Dev Ops

      The Sync Gateway Dev Ops role (which is a Mobile role) allows management of Sync Gateway node-level configuration; and allows access to Syn Gateway’s /metrics endpoint, for Prometheus integration. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: Sync Gateway Dev Ops (sync_gateway_dev_ops)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      UI

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Dev Ops: Sync Gateway

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Metrics: Sync Gateway

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Data Reader

      The Data Reader role (which is a Data role) allows data to be read per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. Note that the role does not permit the running of SQL++ queries (such as SELECT) against data. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console: it is intended to support applications, rather than users.

      Role: Data Reader (data_reader)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket Docs

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket : Meta

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket : Xattr

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Data Writer

      The Data Writer role (which is a Data role) allows data to be written per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console: it is intended to support applications, rather than users.

      Role: Data Writer (data_writer)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Docs

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      Bucket : Xattr

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Data DCP Reader

      The Data DCP Reader role (which is a Data role) allows DCP streams to be initiated per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console: it is intended to support applications, rather than users. The role does allow the reading of data.

      Role: Data DCP Reader (data_dcp_reader)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket: : Data

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : DCP

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : Sxattr

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Admin: Memcached: Idle

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Data Backup & Restore

      The Data Backup & Restore role (which is a Data role) allows data to be backed up and restored, per bucket. The role supports the reading of data. The role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console: it is intended to support applications, rather than users.

      The privileges represented in this table are, from left to right, Read, Write, Execute, Manage, Select, Backup, Create, List, and Build.

      Role: Data Backup & Restore (data_backup)
      Resources Privileges
      Rd Wrt Exec Mng Slct Bckp Crt Lst Bld

      Bucket: : Data

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket: : Views

      yes

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : FTS

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : Stats

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : SQL++, Index

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket: : SQL++, Meta

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket: : Analytics

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Analytics:

      no

      no

      no

      no

      yes

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      no

      Data Monitor

      The Data Monitor role (which is a Data role) allows statistics to be read for a given bucket, scope, or collection. It does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console, and does not permit the reading of data. This role is intended to support application-access, rather than user-access.

      In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.5, this role was referred to as Data Monitoring.

      Role: Data Monitor (data_monitoring)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Stats

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Views Admin

      The Views Admin role (which is a Views role) allows the management of views, per bucket. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: Views Admin (views_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket Data (Views)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket Data (Other)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Statistics

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket (SQL++)

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      UI (Views)

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      UI (Other)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Views Reader

      The Views Reader role (which is an Administrative role) allows data to be read from views, per bucket. This role does not allow access to Couchbase Web Console, and is intended to support applications, rather than users.

      Role: Views Reader (views_reader)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Docs

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket : Views

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query Select

      The Query Select role (which is a Query & Index role) allows the SELECT statement to be executed per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. This role allows access to Couchbase Web Console; it also supports the reading of data, and of bucket settings.

      Role: Query Select (query_select)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : SQL++, SELECT

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket : Docs

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query Update

      The Query Update role (which is a Query & Index role) allows the UPDATE statement to be executed per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. The role supports access to Couchbase Web Console, and allows the writing (but not the reading) of data. It allows the reading of bucket settings.

      Role: Query Update (query_update)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : SQL++, UPDATE

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket : Docs

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query Insert

      The Query Insert role (which is a Query & Index role) allows the INSERT statement to be executed per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. The role supports access to Couchbase Web Console, and allows the writing (but not the reading) of data. It allows the reading of bucket settings.

      Role: Query Insert (query_insert)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : SQL++, INSERT

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket : Docs

      no

      yes

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query Delete

      The Query Delete role (which is a Query & Index role) allows the DELETE statement to be executed per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. The role supports access to Couchbase Web Console, and allows the deletion of data. It allows the reading of bucket settings.

      Role: Query Delete (query_delete)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : SQL++, DELETE

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket : Docs Delete

      no

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Query Manage Index

      The Query Manage Index role (which is a Query & Index role) allows indexes to be managed per collection, given corresponding specifications for bucket and scope. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, but does not permit the reading of data.

      Role: Query Manage Index (query_manage_index)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : SQL++, INDEX

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Statistics

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Index Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Eventing Full Admin

      The Eventing Full Admin role (which is an Eventing role) allows creation and management of eventing functions. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: Eventing Full Admin (eventing_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Data

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      SQL++

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Eventing

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      Analytics

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      UI

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Manage Scope Functions (Eventing)

      The Manage Scope Functions role (which is an Eventing role) allows eventing functions for a given scope to be managed. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: Manage Scope Functions (eventing_manage_functions)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket, Collection: Functions for Scope

      yes

      no

      yes

      no

      Bucket Statistics

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Backup Full Admin

      The Backup Full Admin role (which is a Backup role) allows performance of backup-related tasks. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console.

      Role: Backup Full Admin (backup_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Data

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Cluster Settings

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Backup Service

      yes

      yes

      yes

      yes

      UI

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Search Admin

      The Search Admin role (which is a Search role) allows management of all features of the Search Service, per bucket. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console.

      In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.5, this role was referred to as FTS Admin.

      Role: Search Admin (fts_admin)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket Data (Search)

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      Bucket Data (Other)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Bucket Settings

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Search Settings

      yes

      yes

      no

      yes

      UI (Other)

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Search Reader

      The role Search Reader (which is a Search role) allows Full Text Search indexes to be searched for bucket, scope, and collection. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, and supports the reading of data.

      In versions of Couchbase Server prior to 5.5, this role was referred to as FTS Searcher.

      Role: Search Reader (fts_searcher)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : FTS

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Settings: FTS

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Analytics Select

      The Analytics Select role (which is an Analytics role) allows the querying of datasets for bucket, scope. and collection. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, and permits the reading of some data.

      Role: Analytics Select (analytics_select)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Analytics

      yes

      no

      yes

      no

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Analytics Manager

      The Analytics Manager role (which is an Analytics role) allows the management and querying of datasets created per bucket; and the management of Analytics Service local links. The role allows access to Couchbase Web Console, and permits the reading of some data.

      Role: Analytics Manager (analytics_manager)
      Resources Privileges
      Read Write Execute Manage

      Bucket : Analytics

      yes

      no

      yes

      yes

      UI

      yes

      no

      no

      no

      Pools

      yes

      no

      no

      no