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new 893f8516 Proxmox: add more API token permissions (#540)
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commit 893f8516020157c63e15b03df6aa6c5fd109cdfc
Author: Wei Zhou <weiz...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 28 09:49:58 2025 +0200
Proxmox: add more API token permissions (#540)
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source/adminguide/extensions/builtin_extensions.rst | 15 ++++++++++++---
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@@ -37,11 +37,20 @@ Get the Api Token-Secret from Proxmox
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If not already set up, create a new API Token in the Proxmox UI by navigating
to `Datacenter > Permissions > API Tokens`.
-Uncheck the `Privilege Separation` checkbox in the `Add: Token` dialog or give
permission to the API Token
-by navigating to `Datacenter > Permissions > Add > API Tokens Permission` and
setting Role = `PVEAdmin` and Path = `/vms`.
-Note down the **user**, **token**, and **secret**.
+
+Uncheck the `Privilege Separation` checkbox in the `Add: Token` dialog
|proxmox-add-token.png|
+
+Note down the **user**, **token**, and **secret**.
+
+Alternatively, check the `Privilege Separation` checkbox in the `Add: Token`
dialog, and give permissions to the API Token
+by navigating to `Datacenter > Permissions > Add > API Tokens Permission`
+
+- Set Role = `PVEAdmin` and Path = `/vms`
+- Set Role = `PVEAdmin` and Path = `/storage`
+- Set Role = `PVEAdmin` and Path = `/sdn`
+
|proxmox-api-token-permission.png|
To check whether the **token** and **secret** are working fine, you can check
the following from the CloudStack Management Server:
