Hermes Messaging Service roles
Hermes Messaging Service is installed with these roles.
Hermes Messaging Service viewer [hermes_viewer]
Enables users to view topics and namespaces in Hermes
Contains Roles
List of roles contained within the role.
None.
Groups
List of groups this role is assigned to by default.
None.
Special considerations
None.
Hermes Messaging Service administrator [hermes_admin]
Enables users to access the Hermes Messaging Service Topic Inspector.
Contains Roles
List of roles contained within the role.
- kafka_namespace_admin
- hermes_viewer
Groups
List of groups this role is assigned to by default.
None.
Special considerations
Kafka administrator [kafka_admin]
Enables users to manage the integration with Apache Kafka, including topics and settings related to Kafka subscriptions.
Contains Roles
- hermes_viewer
- stream_connect_alert_viewer
- view_changer
- fd_read_flows
Groups
List of groups this role is assigned to by default.
None.
Special considerations
Kafka namespace administrator [kafka_namespace_admin]
Enables users to manage Kafka namespace definitions.
Contains Roles
List of roles contained within the role: kafka_admin.
Groups
List of groups this role is assigned to by default.
None.
Special considerations
Stream Connect administrators with the kafka_namespace_admin role can view message data across different domains.
For example, in a Managed Service Provider (MSP) instance with Kafka integrations in multiple domains, managing namespace definitions properly is important to maintain separation between domains, so don't grant this role to administrators within a single domain.