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rmd1023
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Oct 05, 2015

Authentication for iControl REST vs bigsuds/python icontrol

It looks like the SOAP-based iControl library requires a user have GUI access, which includes "auditor" role read-only access. iControl REST, however, seems to require "administrator" role with adva...
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Hannes_Rapp
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Oct 05, 2015

Hello,

 

You're correct. Fully privileged administrator rights are required to use the iControlREST API. There's a registered RFE (Request for Enhancement) and possibly this shortcoming will be addressed in a future release, but at this point, I'm not aware of any given ETA's.