UserManager

class SoftLayer.managers.UserManager(client)[source]

Manages Users.

See: https://softlayer.github.io/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_User_Customer/

Example:

# Initialize the Manager.
import SoftLayer
client = SoftLayer.create_client_from_env()
mgr = SoftLayer.UserManager(client)

Parameters:: client (SoftLayer.API.BaseClient) – the client instance

__init__(client)[source]

Methods

`__init__`(client)
`add_api_authentication_key`(user_id)	Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::addApiAuthenticationKey
`add_permissions`(user_id, permissions)	Enables a list of permissions for a user
`create_user`(user_object, password)	Blindly sends user_object to SoftLayer_User_Customer::createObject
`disable_notifications`(notifications_names)	Disable a list of notifications for the current a user profile.
`edit_user`(user_id, user_object)	Blindly sends user_object to SoftLayer_User_Customer::editObject
`enable_notifications`(notifications_names)	Enables a list of notifications for the current a user profile.
`format_permission_object`(permissions)	Formats a list of permission key names into something the SLAPI will respect.
`gather_notifications`(notifications_names)	Gets a list of notifications.
`get_all_notifications`()	Calls SoftLayer_Email_Subscription::getAllObjects
`get_all_permissions`()	Calls User_Permission_Action::getAllObjects
`get_api_authentication_keys`(user_id)	Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::getApiAuthenticationKeys
`get_current_user`([objectmask])	Calls SoftLayer_Account::getCurrentUser
`get_events`(user_id[, start_date])	Gets the event log for a specific user, default start_date is 30 days ago
`get_logins`(user_id[, start_date])	Gets the login history for a user, default start_date is 30 days ago
`get_overrides_list`(user_id, subnet_ids)	Converts a list of subnets to a list of overrides.
`get_permission_departments`()	Calls SoftLayer_User_Permission_Department::getAllObjects
`get_user`(user_id[, objectmask])	Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::getObject
`get_user_dedicated_host`(user_id)	User dedicate host list.
`get_user_hardware`(user_id)	User Hardware list.
`get_user_permissions`(user_id)	Returns a sorted list of a users permissions
`get_user_virtuals`(user_id)	User virtual guest list.
`grant_dedicated_access`(user_id, dedicated_id)	Grants the user access to a single dedicated host device.
`grant_hardware_access`(user_id, hardware_id)	Grants the user access to a single hardware device.
`grant_virtual_access`(user_id, virtual_id)	Grants the user access to a single VS device.
`list_users`([objectmask, objectfilter])	Lists all users on an account
`permissions_from_user`(user_id, from_user_id)	Sets user_id's permission to be the same as from_user_id's
`remove_api_authentication_key`(user_id)	Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::getApiAuthenticationKeys and
`remove_dedicated_access`(user_id, dedicated_id)	Remove hardware from a portal user’s dedicated host access list.
`remove_hardware_access`(user_id, hardware_id)	Remove hardware from a portal user’s hardware access list.
`remove_permissions`(user_id, permissions)	Disables a list of permissions for a user
`remove_virtual_access`(user_id, virtual_id)	Remove hardware from a portal user’s virtual guests access list.
`resolve_ids`(identifier)	Takes a string and tries to resolve to a list of matching ids.
`update_vpn_password`(user_id, password)	Update a user's VPN password.
`vpn_enable_or_disable`(user_id, value)	Enable or Disable vpn for a user.
`vpn_manual`(user_id, value)	Enable or disable the manual config of subnets.
`vpn_subnet_add`(user_id, subnet_ids)	Add subnets for a user.
`vpn_subnet_remove`(user_id, subnet_ids)	Remove subnets for a user.

Attributes

resolvers

add_api_authentication_key(user_id)[source]

Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::addApiAuthenticationKey

Parameters:: user_id (int) – User to add API key to

add_permissions(user_id, permissions)[source]

Enables a list of permissions for a user

Parameters:

id (int) – user id to set
permissions (list) – List of permissions keynames to enable

Returns:

True on success, Exception otherwise

Example:

add_permissions(123, ['BANDWIDTH_MANAGE'])

create_user(user_object, password)[source]

Blindly sends user_object to SoftLayer_User_Customer::createObject

Parameters:: user_object (dictionary) – https://softlayer.github.io/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_User_Customer/

disable_notifications(notifications_names)[source]

Disable a list of notifications for the current a user profile.

Parameters:: notifications_names (list) – List of notifications names to disable
Returns:: True on success

Example:

disable_notifications(['Order Approved','Reload Complete'])

edit_user(user_id, user_object)[source]

Blindly sends user_object to SoftLayer_User_Customer::editObject

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User to edit
user_object (dictionary) – https://softlayer.github.io/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_User_Customer/

enable_notifications(notifications_names)[source]

Enables a list of notifications for the current a user profile.

Parameters:: notifications_names (list) – List of notifications names to enable
Returns:: True on success

Example:

enable_notifications(['Order Approved','Reload Complete'])

format_permission_object(permissions)[source]

Formats a list of permission key names into something the SLAPI will respect.

Parameters:: permissions (list) – A list of SLAPI permissions keyNames. keyName of ALL will return all permissions.
Returns:: list of dictionaries that can be sent to the api to add or remove permissions
Throws SoftLayerError:: If any permission is invalid this exception will be thrown.

gather_notifications(notifications_names)[source]

Gets a list of notifications.

Parameters:: notifications_names (list) – A list of notifications names.
Returns:: list of notifications.

get_all_notifications()[source]

Calls SoftLayer_Email_Subscription::getAllObjects

Stores the result in self.all_permissions :returns: A list of dictionaries that contains all valid permissions

get_all_permissions()[source]

Calls User_Permission_Action::getAllObjects

Stores the result in self.all_permissions :returns: A list of dictionaries that contains all valid permissions

get_api_authentication_keys(user_id)[source]

Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::getApiAuthenticationKeys

Parameters:: user_id (int) – User to add API key to

get_current_user(objectmask=None)[source]: Calls SoftLayer_Account::getCurrentUser

get_events(user_id, start_date=None)[source]

Gets the event log for a specific user, default start_date is 30 days ago

Parameters:

id (int) – User id to view
start_date (string) – “%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%s.0000-06:00” is the full formatted string. The Timezone part has to be HH:MM, notice the : there.

Returns:

https://softlayer.github.io/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Event_Log/

get_logins(user_id, start_date=None)[source]

Gets the login history for a user, default start_date is 30 days ago

Parameters:

id (int) – User id to get
start_date (string) – “%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%s” formatted string.

Returns:

list https://softlayer.github.io/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_User_Customer_Access_Authentication/

Example:

get_logins(123, '04/08/2018 0:0:0')

get_overrides_list(user_id, subnet_ids)[source]

Converts a list of subnets to a list of overrides.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – The ID of the user.
subnet_ids (list) – A list of subnets.

Returns:

A list of overrides associated with the given subnets.

get_permission_departments()[source]

Calls SoftLayer_User_Permission_Department::getAllObjects

Stores the result in self.all_permissions :returns: A list of dictionaries that contains all valid permissions

get_user(user_id, objectmask=None)[source]

Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::getObject

Parameters:

user_id (int) – Id of the user
objectmask (string) – default is ‘mask[userStatus[name], parent[id, username]]’

Returns:

A user object.

get_user_dedicated_host(user_id)[source]

User dedicate host list.

Parameters:: user_id (int) – User Id
Returns:: List dedicated host relate to user

get_user_hardware(user_id)[source]

User Hardware list.

Parameters:: user_id (int) – User Id
Returns:: List hardware relate to user

get_user_permissions(user_id)[source]: Returns a sorted list of a users permissions

get_user_virtuals(user_id)[source]

User virtual guest list.

Parameters:: user_id (int) – User Id
Returns:: List virtual guest relate to user

grant_dedicated_access(user_id, dedicated_id)[source]

Grants the user access to a single dedicated host device.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
dedicated_id (int) – Dedicatd Host Id

Returns:

true

grant_hardware_access(user_id, hardware_id)[source]

Grants the user access to a single hardware device.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
hardware_id (int) – Hardware Id

Returns:

true

grant_virtual_access(user_id, virtual_id)[source]

Grants the user access to a single VS device.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
virtual_id (int) – Hardware Id

Returns:

true

list_users(objectmask=None, objectfilter=None)[source]

Lists all users on an account

Parameters:

objectmask (string) – Used to overwrite the default objectmask.
objectfilter (dictionary) – If you want to use an objectfilter.

Returns:

A list of dictionaries that describe each user

Example::: result = mgr.list_users()

permissions_from_user(user_id, from_user_id)[source]

Sets user_id’s permission to be the same as from_user_id’s

Any permissions from_user_id has will be added to user_id. Any permissions from_user_id doesn’t have will be removed from user_id.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – The user to change permissions.
from_user_id (int) – The use to base permissions from.

Returns:

True on success, Exception otherwise.

remove_api_authentication_key(user_id)[source]

Calls SoftLayer_User_Customer::getApiAuthenticationKeys and

SoftLayer_User_Customer::removeApiAuthenticationKey

Parameters:: user_id (int) – User to remove API key

remove_dedicated_access(user_id, dedicated_id)[source]

Remove hardware from a portal user’s dedicated host access list.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
dedicated_id (int) – Dedicated Host Id

Returns:

true

remove_hardware_access(user_id, hardware_id)[source]

Remove hardware from a portal user’s hardware access list.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
hardware_id (int) – Hardware Id

Returns:

true

remove_permissions(user_id, permissions)[source]

Disables a list of permissions for a user

Parameters:

id (int) – user id to set
permissions (list) – List of permissions keynames to disable

Returns:

True on success, Exception otherwise

Example:

remove_permissions(123, ['BANDWIDTH_MANAGE'])

remove_virtual_access(user_id, virtual_id)[source]

Remove hardware from a portal user’s virtual guests access list.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
hardware_id (int) – Hardware Id

Returns:

true

resolve_ids(identifier)

Takes a string and tries to resolve to a list of matching ids.

What exactly ‘identifier’ can be depends on the resolvers

Parameters:: identifier (string) – identifying string
Returns list:

update_vpn_password(user_id, password)[source]

Update a user’s VPN password.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User Id
password (string) – Password

Returns:

true

vpn_enable_or_disable(user_id, value)[source]

Enable or Disable vpn for a user.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User to edit.
value (bool) – Value for vpn enable flag.
value – Value for vpn disable flag.

vpn_manual(user_id, value)[source]

Enable or disable the manual config of subnets.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User to edit.
value (bool) – Value for vpnManualConfig flag.

vpn_subnet_add(user_id, subnet_ids)[source]

Add subnets for a user.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User to edit.
subnet_ids (list) – list of subnet Ids.

vpn_subnet_remove(user_id, subnet_ids)[source]

Remove subnets for a user.

Parameters:

user_id (int) – User to edit.
subnet_ids (list) – list of subnet Ids.