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REST API and curl to add a user to a site

wssupport

Hi everyone, so trying to programatically add a user to a site and failing currently. Saw some examples of using the REST API and trying to post with curl. I get no response back from the command. If I change the URL in the command I get a 404 back though, so it's as if the URL is correct.

From the alfresco box itself (Community version 6.1.2 in docker on Ubuntu 18.04)

curl -X POST -uadmin:mypass "http://localhost:8080/share/alfresco/service/api/sites/testsite/memberships" -H"content-type: application/json" -d "{"role":"SiteManager","person":{"userName" : "usernametoadd"}}"

Can anyone spot what I am doing wrong please? Or advise me of an alternative way to programatically add a user to a site? I have over 1000 sites to modify so I need to do it in code thanks.

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cristinamr

Hi!

I'm more comfortable doing this kind of task through javascript console.

If you consider use that, the script should be something like this:

var group = people.getGroup("GROUP_site_testsite_SiteCollaborator");
var authority = people.getPerson("user.name"); 
people.addAuthority(group,authority);

You can play with Javascript api to get reports about this kind of actions.

Cheers!

wssupport

Thanks, this javascript console looks great but I'm using a dockerised Alfresco which seems like a nightmare to install amps onto, I've read around about this but I cannot find any simple clear instruction on how to add these two amps to my docker instance for Alfresco.

This is partly why I am trying to do this without installing any addons. It would be could if I could use your example above and submit this javascript with curl.

wssupport

ok I think my URL is incorrect below. Basically I cannot access http://localhost:8080/alfresco so it seems I cannot use any API calls. Alfresco is working perfectly though (on /share). What have I missed?

curl -X POST -uadmin:mypass "http://localhost:8080/share/alfresco/service/api/sites/testsite/memberships" -H"content-type: application/json" -d "{"role":"SiteManager","person":{"userName" : "usernametoadd"}}"

I try this below but I get a 404! So it seems I cannot access the API URL, how do I know what this should be on my install?

curl -X POST -uadmin:mypass "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/api/sites/testsite/memberships" -H"content-type: application/json" -d "{"role":"SiteManager","person":{"userName" : "usernametoadd"}}"

EddieMay

Hi @wssupport

Have you had a look at the ReST API tutorials? These have Postman examples that you can use to test against your repository. Postman will also give code examples in various languages. Might be worth looking at?

HTH,

wssupport

Hi thanks yes I have been looking at that, the problem I have right now is that my /alfresco URL is not working on this install. I have another install which /alfresco works on though so it must be something not right with my install.

I am using docker which is the main difference on the non-working one. So basically I need help on getting the /alfresco URL working on a dockerised Alfresco. Searching all day not yet finding any answers. I think once I get the API URL working I can do what I need.

jpotts

When you say "Share is working perfectly" what do you mean? Can you log in to Share and create content? If so, that means Alfresco is up, which means you might just have some sort of networking issue. If you go to http://localhost:8180/share and you see the Share login but you cannot log in, that just means the Share container and app is up but tells you nothing about the state of Alfresco.

What do you see when you run docker ps?

Do you have any other Tomcat instances running on your host machine that might be conflicting with the 8080 port the Alfresco container is trying to bind to?

Is there anything in the logs that indicates that the ACS container did not start or that Tomcat had a problem?

FuzzyWorm

@wssupport wrote:
Thanks, this javascript console looks great but I'm using a dockerised Alfresco which seems like a nightmare to install amps onto, I've read around about this but I cannot find any simple clear instruction on how to add these two amps to my docker instance for Alfresco. DGCustomerFirst
This is partly why I am trying to do this without installing any addons. It would be could if I could use your example above and submit this javascript with curl.

I got sufficient information from your soul of heart.Thank you so much