Setting up permission to manage users but not adminster all users in Drupal 10

Managing user roles and permissions in Drupal can be a challenge, especially when you want to give users the ability to manage other users without granting them full administrative access. The Role Delegation module is a handy solution to this problem, as it allows you to delegate the management of user roles without giving the full "administer users" permission. In this blog post, we will explore how to use the Role Delegation module in Drupal 9 to achieve this.

What is the Role Delegation module?

The Role Delegation module is a popular Drupal module that provides granular control over user role assignments. It allows site administrators to delegate the management of specific user roles to users without granting them the full "administer users" permission. With Role Delegation, you can control which roles can be assigned by each user role, making it an ideal solution for managing user permissions on your Drupal site.

You can find the Role Delegation module on the Drupal.org website at https://www.drupal.org/project/role_delegation.

Installing and Configuring Role Delegation

1. Download the Role Delegation module from the Drupal.org project page and install it like any other Drupal module.
2. Navigate to the permissions page by going to Admin > People > Permissions to configure the permissions for the specific roles you want to manage.
3. Grant the "Assign <role> role" permission to the role you want to have the ability to add/remove users of a certain role. This will give users with that role the ability to manage other users of the specified role without granting them the full "administer users" permission.

Use Cases for Role Delegation

Role Delegation can be particularly useful in situations where you need to give limited administrative access to certain users. Here are a few examples of when you might want to use Role Delegation:

• Organizational departments: In a company or organization, you may want to allow department heads to manage users within their department without granting them access to the entire user base.
• Community websites: On community websites, you might want to delegate moderation responsibilities to trusted members, allowing them to add or remove users with specific roles, such as forum moderators or content editors.
• Membership sites: On membership-based sites, you may want to allow certain members to manage the membership of others, granting them the ability to add or remove users from specific membership tiers or groups.