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Better Auth•2w ago
ProEvilz

Are default roles wiped out when defining a new one?

I'm using the admin plugin, and I wished to add one extra additional role to the defaults. I wish to keep user/admin as-is. 
    plugins: [
        admin({
            ac,
            roles: {
                instructor,
            },
            adminRoles: ["admin"],
        })
    plugins: [
        admin({
            ac,
            roles: {
                instructor,
            },
            adminRoles: ["admin"],
        })
// permissions.ts
import { createAccessControl } from "better-auth/plugins/access"
import { defaultStatements } from "better-auth/plugins/admin/access"

// Define custom permissions
export const statement = {
    ...defaultStatements,
    // Add any custom resources here if needed in the future
} as const

// Create access controller
export const ac = createAccessControl(statement)

// Define instructor role (same permissions as regular user - no special permissions)
export const instructor = ac.newRole({
    user: [],
    session: [],
})
// permissions.ts
import { createAccessControl } from "better-auth/plugins/access"
import { defaultStatements } from "better-auth/plugins/admin/access"

// Define custom permissions
export const statement = {
    ...defaultStatements,
    // Add any custom resources here if needed in the future
} as const

// Create access controller
export const ac = createAccessControl(statement)

// Define instructor role (same permissions as regular user - no special permissions)
export const instructor = ac.newRole({
    user: [],
    session: [],
})
But as an admin, I get 'Action error: You are not allowed to create users'. error
1 Reply
ProEvilz
ProEvilzOP•2w ago
i did note the:
When you create custom roles for existing roles, the predefined permissions for those roles will be overridden.
i am not trying to override defaults though

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