Multiple Users in Admin Console

Feature Requests
1

I think it would be nice to allow granted access to the admin page for multiple users on the network to log in and have access to granted features. Obviously I do not want to just give everyone an account, but having multiple admin accounts and maybe guest accounts with view only access to the stats only or something. Mainly I would like more admin users so I can add my roommate to the admin console so he can block specific things from his kids.

2

+1 for me.
I also would like to give "operators" access level to those users who just have to check the logs and the stats, while keeping admin pages (config, rules, lists, white/blacklists) only for admin users.

Thanks!

3

+1 for me as well . I was thinking that can we create and use local *nix user with limited privileges to achieve the objective of read-only data ?

4

+1 for me as well

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5

+1 fer me as well, but I use it in a personal setting, and I would love to be able to easily keep track of who shuts off my pihole and when, I can look in the logs and trace back IP's and stuff, but user management would just make it easier.

6

I was thinking about this the other day as well, because of the V6 release.

Users can:

  • View stats
  • View logs
  • Edit settings

Access levels could include:

  1. Full
    When access level is "Full", user is shown identical interface to the admin.
  2. Diagnostic
    When access level is "Diagnostic", user can be shown (perhaps individually selectable): Dashboard, Query Log, Pi-hole Diagnosis, Tail Log Files, Search Lists
  3. Custom (Simple)
    When access level is "Custom (Simple)", users can be shown (or not) sections as shown on the left in the PiHole web interface.
  4. Custom (Expert)
    When acces level is "Custom (Expert)", users can be granted/denied access to every unique setting available, such as "dns.upstreams", "dns.revServers" as defined in pihole.toml.

When Custom (expert) is chosen, you could show the custom settings in a menu identical to the "All Settings" menu that is unlocked when you choose "Expert" mode.

Maybe add in the option to show / hide expert setting option per user.

These are just rough ideas, but it will allow people with different access levels to manage / gather info about pihole in larger networks. I have no idea whether this is feasible with the current code base.