Imports (deserializes) Sitecore roles from the Sitecore server filesystem.

Syntax

Import-Role [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> [-Root <String>]

Import-Role -Filter <String> [-Root <String>]

Import-Role [-Role] <User> [-Root <String>]

Import-Role -Path <String>

Detailed Description

The Import-Role command imports (deserializes) Sitecore roles from the Sitecore server filesystem.

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Parameters

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore role to be deserialized by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: developer
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\developer

-Filter <String>

Specifies a simple pattern to match Sitecore roles.

Examples: The following examples show how to use the filter syntax.

To get all the roles, use the asterisk wildcard: Import-Role -Filter *

To get all the roles in a domain use the following command: Import-Role -Filter "sitecore*"

-Role <User>

An existing role object to be restored to the version from disk

-Path <String>

Path to the file the role should be loaded from.

-Root <String>

Specifies the serialization root directory. If this parameter is not specified - the default Sitecore serialization folder will be used (unless you're reading from an explicit location with the -Path parameter).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String

  Sitecore.Security.Accounts.Role

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS master:\> Import-Role -Identity sitecore\Author

EXAMPLE 2

PS master:\> Import-Role -Filter sitecore\*

EXAMPLE 3

PS master:\> Import-Role -Root C:\my\Serialization\Folder\ -Filter *\*

EXAMPLE 4

PS master:\> Import-Role -Path C:\my\Serialization\Folder\Admins.role

Related Topics

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/