Configuring Authorization - Matrix-based security

In the Authorization section, we can Matrix-based security so that we can configure who can do what. We can configure predefined roles available in Jenkins.

Getting ready

Select Matrix-based security and add a name in the User/group to add box. Make sure that you give access to admin before saving it; otherwise, the Jenkins account will be locked out:

How to do it...

1. Give the name of our newly created user, click on Add, and provide all the required rights. We can do the same thing for different users.
2. Click on Save:

3. To verify the access, open a new incognito window in the browser and log in with the User and Password of the newly created user:

4. Verify that the limited access is available to the new user. The New Item and Manage Jenkins links are not available:

5. Now go to Manage Jenkins | Global Security Configuration. Allow Read rights in the Job category for the user Shreyansh.
6. Click on Save:

7. Go to the incognito window that we opened before and refresh...