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Configuring Audit Permissions

Configuring Audit Permissions

Overview

{dsROCrate} requires elevated permissions when auditing backend systems.

Depending on the backend implementation, this may require:

Without these permissions, {dsROCrate} may be unable to retrieve the metadata required for audit and RO-Crate generation workflows.

This vignette describes:

Why are elevated permissions required?

dsROCrate performs metadata and configuration inspection operations against supported backend systems.

These operations may include access to:

Standard user accounts may not have sufficient privileges for these operations.

Supported backends

Currently supported backend permission configurations:

Future backend-specific instructions may include:

Opal

NOTE: Opal 5.7+ is required, as that’s when the audit role was introduced.

Required permissions

For Opal backends, the connected user must have at least one of:

Configuring an Opal audit user

Step 1: Log in as an administrator

Log in to the Opal web interface using an administrator account.

Step 2: Create a user (optional)

If a dedicated audit user does not already exist:

  1. Open the Administration tab.
  2. Under Data Access, select Users and Groups.
  3. Create a new user account for auditing purposes.

Step 3: Grant audit permissions

  1. Return to the Administration tab.
  2. Under System, select General Settings.
  3. Open the Permissions section.
  4. Click the + button.
  5. Select:
    • Add user permission
  6. Enter the username of the audit user.
  7. Select:
    • Audit system
  8. Click Submit.

Example usage

con <- opalr::opal.login(
  username = "audit_user",
  password = "secret",
  url = "https://opal-demo.obiba.org"
)

dsROCrate::check_permissions(con)

Troubleshooting

Insufficient permissions

Ensure the connected user has the permissions required for the target backend.

See the backend-specific sections in this vignette for details.

Testing Opal permissions directly

dsROCrate::is_opal_admin_con(con)
dsROCrate::is_opal_audit_con(con)

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