gs.hasRole('anyrole') return true for admin

[Jagadeesh_Maddi]

can anyone please tell me why gs.hasRole('anyrole') is giving true for the admin and not for the other and also how to override this case that it must apply for admin too can we actually do that ? 

[Chaitanya ILCR · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jagadeesh_Maddi ,

yes it's returns true for admin even when the role doesn't exist and it's the expected behaviour

GlideSystem - Global--> User has at least one of the passed-in roles. Also returns true if the user has the administrator role. 

to check if the user actually have the role you can use this 

gs.getUser().hasAssignedRole()

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya

[GlideFather]

Hi @Jagadeesh_Maddi,

because hasRole() is not evaluating whether it is directly assigned or inherited...

if you will use hasRoleExactly('yourRole'); then it will most likely be false, unless it is assigned manually or from group membership and not inherited from having admin...

Let me know if that worked for you

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Jagadeesh_Maddi 

admin inherits every role and hence it gives you true

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[Chaitanya ILCR · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jagadeesh_Maddi ,

yes it's returns true for admin even when the role doesn't exist and it's the expected behaviour

GlideSystem - Global--> User has at least one of the passed-in roles. Also returns true if the user has the administrator role. 

to check if the user actually have the role you can use this 

gs.getUser().hasAssignedRole()

Please mark my answer as helpful/correct if it resolves your query.

Regards,
Chaitanya

[Mohammed8 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jagadeesh_Maddi 

Admin has other roles too so it returns true.

Server side we don't have gs.hasRoleExactly hence this cant be used.

Here is community answer which can be used as workaround:

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/gs-hasroleexactly-in-server-side-script/m-p/282...

Thanks and Regards,

Mohammed Zakir