# Can I use RBAC without Chef Management Console?

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/can-i-use-rbac-without-chef-management-console/6783>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [July 21, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/can-i-use-rbac-without-chef-management-console/6783 "2015-07-21T06:56:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Go\_Sato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/go_sato/32/957_2.png) [@Go\_Sato](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Go_Sato)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/can-i-use-rbac-without-chef-management-console/6783/1 "2015-07-21T06:56:47Z")

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Hi there everyone,

I want to use RBAC(role-based access control, you know).

Can I use RBAC without Chef Management Console (a.k.a Chef Manage) ?

Thank you in advance.

Go Sato

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**Author:** ![coderanger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/coderanger/32/5_2.png) [@coderanger](https://discourse.chef.io/u/coderanger)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/can-i-use-rbac-without-chef-management-console/6783/2 "2015-07-21T07:01:38Z")

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On Jul 20, 2015, at 11:56 PM, Go Sato [i97506051502@gmail.com](mailto:i97506051502@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi there everyone,
> 
> I want to use RBAC(role-based access control, you know).
> 
> Can I use RBAC without Chef Management Console (a.k.a Chef Manage) ?

Yes, there is the knife-acl plugin with commands to manage ACLs and ACL groups. It is definitely more daunting than using the UI, but doable. They all just talk to the same APIs on the Chef Server, no special magic.

--Noah

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**Author:** ![Go\_Sato](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/go_sato/32/957_2.png) [@Go\_Sato](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Go_Sato)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/can-i-use-rbac-without-chef-management-console/6783/3 "2015-07-21T08:20:51Z")

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Mr. Noah Kantrowitz

Thanks a lot information about knife-acl  
I will try to use it.

Thank you in advance.