From 7cc2c930ede176242cc9066baf16c00fccd23e01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maxime Beauchemin Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:51:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] adding notes on the Public role (#2486) --- docs/security.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/security.rst b/docs/security.rst index 55e079dbe..b5d5b6345 100644 --- a/docs/security.rst +++ b/docs/security.rst @@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ The ``sql_lab`` role grants access to SQL Lab. Note that while ``Admin`` users have access to all databases by default, both ``Alpha`` and ``Gamma`` users need to be given access on a per database basis. +Public +"""""" +It's possible to allow logged out users to access some Superset features. + +By setting ``PUBLIC_ROLE_LIKE_GAMMA = True`` in your ``superset_config.py``, +you grant public role the same set of permissions as for the GAMMA role. +This is useful if one wants to enable anonymous users to view +dashboards. Explicit grant on specific datasets is still required, meaning +that you need to edit the ``Public`` role and add the Public data sources +to the role manually. + Managing Gamma per data source access -------------------------------------