Docs Self-Managed Reference rpk Commands rpk security rpk security role assign You are viewing the Self-Managed v24.3 beta documentation. We welcome your feedback at the Redpanda Community Slack #beta-feedback channel. To view the latest available version of the docs, see v24.2. rpk security role assign Assign a Redpanda role to a principal. The --principal flag accepts principals with the format <PrincipalPrefix>:<Principal>. If PrincipalPrefix is not provided, then defaults to User:. Examples Assign role "redpanda-admin" to user "red": rpk security role assign redpanda-admin --principal red Assign role "redpanda-admin" to users "red" and "panda": rpk security role assign redpanda-admin --principal red,panda Usage rpk security role assign [ROLE] --principal [PRINCIPALS...] [flags] Aliases assign, add Flags Value Type Description -h, --help - Help for assign. --principal strings Principal to assign the role to (repeatable). --config string Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. -X, --config-opt stringArray Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. --format string Output format. Possible values: json, yaml, text, wide, help. Default: text. --profile string Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. -v, --verbose - Enable verbose logging. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution rpk security acl list rpk security role create