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Oracle Fusion Middleware
Java API Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server
12c (12.2.1)

Part Number E55141-01
P4 Change 1723563 on 2015/10/09


weblogic.management.security.authentication
Interface GroupEditorMBean

All Superinterfaces:
DescriptorBean, GroupReaderMBean, GroupRemoverMBean, ListerMBean, NameListerMBean, SettableBean, StandardInterface

public interface GroupEditorMBean
extends GroupReaderMBean, GroupRemoverMBean

Provides a set of methods for creating, editing, and removing groups. An Authentication provider MBean can optionally implement this MBean. The WebLogic Server Administration Console detects when an Authentication provider implements this MBean and automatically provides a tab for using these methods.


Method Summary
abstract  void addMemberToGroup(String groupName, String memberUserOrGroupName)
          Adds a user or group (member) to a group.
abstract  void createGroup(String groupName, String description)
          Creates a group.
abstract  void removeMemberFromGroup(String groupName, String memberUserOrGroupName)
          Removes a user or group (member) from a group.
abstract  void setGroupDescription(String groupName, String description)
          Sets the description for an existing group.

 

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.security.authentication.GroupReaderMBean
getGroupDescription, groupExists, isMember, listGroups

 

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.utils.NameListerMBean
getCurrentName

 

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.utils.ListerMBean
advance, close, haveCurrent

 

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface
getName

 

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.descriptor.DescriptorBean
addPropertyChangeListener, createChildCopyIncludingObsolete, getParentBean, isEditable, removePropertyChangeListener

 

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.security.authentication.GroupRemoverMBean
removeGroup

 

Method Detail

createGroup

void createGroup(String groupName,
                 String description)
                 throws AlreadyExistsException,
                        InvalidParameterException
Creates a group.
Parameters:
groupName - - The name of the new group. The name cannot be the name of an existing user or group. The Authentication provider determines syntax requirements for the group name.
description - - The description of the group.
Throws:
AlreadyExistsException
InvalidParameterException

setGroupDescription

void setGroupDescription(String groupName,
                         String description)
                         throws NotFoundException,
                                InvalidParameterException
Sets the description for an existing group.
Parameters:
groupName - - The name of an existing group.
description - - The description of the group.
Throws:
NotFoundException
InvalidParameterException

addMemberToGroup

void addMemberToGroup(String groupName,
                      String memberUserOrGroupName)
                      throws NotFoundException,
                             InvalidParameterException
Adds a user or group (member) to a group. If the member already belongs to the group, this method does nothing.
Parameters:
groupName - - The name of an existing group to which this method adds a member.
memberUserOrGroupName - - The name of the member, which must be an existing user or group.
Throws:
NotFoundException
InvalidParameterException

removeMemberFromGroup

void removeMemberFromGroup(String groupName,
                           String memberUserOrGroupName)
                           throws NotFoundException,
                                  InvalidParameterException
Removes a user or group (member) from a group. If the member is not in the group, this method does nothing.
Parameters:
groupName - - The name of an existing group from which this method removes a member.
memberUserOrGroupName - - The name of the member, which must be an existing user or group.
Throws:
NotFoundException
InvalidParameterException

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Oracle Fusion Middleware
Java API Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server
12c (12.2.1)

Part Number E55141-01
P4 Change 1723563 on 2015/10/09