# Custom roles in Ignition Security

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-roles-in-ignition-security/80011>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 4, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-roles-in-ignition-security/80011 "2023-10-04T10:42:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Soundararajans\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Soundararajans\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Soundararajans_S)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-roles-in-ignition-security/80011/1 "2023-10-04T10:42:45Z")

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Hi,

Created custom security level in Gateway security level. When I tried to login its not logged in. If am using default roles it's working fine. Any settings need to do activate the custom role settings. Attached image for reference.  
 ![Screenshot 2023-10-04 160450](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/b/2ba6c9b7c3d6f2bf603cece684da513f3b3154a1.png)

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**Author:** ![Hayden\_Watson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hayden_watson/32/48792_2.png) [@Hayden\_Watson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Hayden_Watson)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-roles-in-ignition-security/80011/2 "2023-10-04T10:47:27Z")

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You need to create a user and assing that user a role, they will then be at these security levels.

> **[Role-based Access Video at Inductive University](https://inductiveuniversity.com/videos/role-based-access/8.1)**
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> Security is based on the roles that are assigned to specific users. Roles do not have any structure or hierarchy by default, but can be created. Learn how to create a hierarchy based on users with a greater role being assigned all matching lesser...

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**Author:** ![Soundararajans\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Soundararajans\_S](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Soundararajans_S)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-roles-in-ignition-security/80011/3 "2023-10-04T11:00:33Z")

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@Hayden_Watson  
In roles created same. Created new user and assigned the role also. Even it's not working.

 ![Screenshot 2023-10-04 162824](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/e/be82bb119633b1186d45f38ca423cdd6bdaad38e.png)