Grails Security 3.1.2 login of user with role ROLE_ADMIN shows ROLE_NO_ROLES as authorities

Question

I'm testing Grails 3.2.9 with Sec plugin 3.1.2.

Created a user with role ROLE_ADMIN in bootstrap, and added permissions on interceptUrlMap for a test controller "note". After a successful login with that user, I see on the logs my admin has ROLE_NO_ROLES and is denied access to note controller.

User, role and user role association is on the database.

  def adminRole = Role.findOrSaveByAuthority('ROLE_ADMIN')
  def admin = new User(username: 'admin', password: 'admin').save()
  UserRole.create admin, adminRole

application.groovy

grails.plugin.springsecurity.userLookup.userDomainClassName = 'com.cabolabs.security.User'

grails.plugin.springsecurity.userLookup.authorityJoinClassName = 'com.cabolabs.security.UserRole'
grails.plugin.springsecurity.authority.className = 'com.cabolabs.security.Role'
grails.plugin.springsecurity.authority.groupAuthorityNameField = 'authorities'
grails.plugin.springsecurity.useRoleGroups = true

...

grails.plugin.springsecurity.interceptUrlMap = [
    [pattern: '/note/**',        access: ['ROLE_ADMIN']],
    [pattern: '/patient/**',     access: ['ROLE_ADMIN']],
    [pattern: '/login/**',       access: ['permitAll']],
    [pattern: '/logout',         access: ['permitAll']],
    [pattern: '/logout/**',      access: ['permitAll']],
    [pattern: '/dbconsole/**',   access: ['permitAll']],
    [pattern: '/**',             access: ["IS_AUTHENTICATED_FULLY"]]
]

...

Logs after login, when I try to go to /note/index

2017-05-11 23:32:15.793 DEBUG --- [nio-8091-exec-4] o.s.s.w.a.i.FilterSecurityInterceptor    : Previously Authenticated: org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken@8d34560b: Principal: grails.plugin.springsecurity.userdetails.GrailsUser@586034f: Username: admin; Password: [PROTECTED]; Enabled: true; AccountNonExpired: true; credentialsNonExpired: true; AccountNonLocked: true; Granted Authorities: ROLE_NO_ROLES; Credentials: [PROTECTED]; Authenticated: true; Details: org.springframework.security.web.authentication.WebAuthenticationDetails@166c8: RemoteIpAddress: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1; SessionId: F0902A19E19C23D30B452C332C6C5728; Granted Authorities: ROLE_NO_ROLES
2017-05-11 23:32:15.793 DEBUG --- [nio-8091-exec-4] o.s.s.a.h.RoleHierarchyImpl              : getReachableGrantedAuthorities() - From the roles [ROLE_NO_ROLES] one can reach [ROLE_NO_ROLES] in zero or more steps.
2017-05-11 23:32:15.805 DEBUG --- [nio-8091-exec-4] tContextHolderExceptionTranslationFilter : Access is denied (user is not anonymous); delegating to AccessDeniedHandler

Any ideas of what is going on?

Tried to find pointer on the Sec plugin documentation, but it just mentions ROLE_NO_ROLES once and that is assigned when the user has no roles, that is not this case.

Answer 1

If you have useRoleGroups = true you have to populate your database with :

Role adminRole = new Role("ROLE_ADMIN").save()
RoleGroup adminGroup = new RoleGroup("GROUP_ADMIN").save()
RoleGroupRole.create(adminGroup, adminRole, true)
User user = new User("<username>", "<password>").save()
UserRoleGroup.create(user, adminGroup, true)

instead of

def adminRole = Role.findOrSaveByAuthority('ROLE_ADMIN')
def admin = new User(username: 'admin', password: 'admin').save()
UserRole.create admin, adminRole