mboisson
August 17, 2026, 8:25pm
1
Hi,
I am trying to add “Library admin” and “Course admin” for all courses/libraries of an organization. Turns out this is not possible unless there is already an existing library (or course). The RBAC admin console shows “No scopes found”
Given that there is supposed to be an option to grant the permission to all future libraries, I would say this should show even if there is no current library ?
Hi @mboisson , this looks like a bug, can you help us with the following information?
what version of Open edX you have installed
Did you enable RBAC for course authoring as described here? Open edX Verawood Developer & Operator Release Notes — Latest documentation
mboisson
August 20, 2026, 7:46pm
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Hi @rodrigo.mendez
Verawood (were RBAC available in any other version ?)
Yes, I did enable RBAC (otherwise I wouldn’t see this ui at all ?)
Maxime
mgmdi
August 21, 2026, 12:12pm
4
Hi @mboisson , for better traceability we opened this issue to follow up:
opened 08:41PM - 20 Aug 26 UTC
### Description
Currently, administrators are unable to add or assign a new RBA… C role for an organization if that organization does not have any existing content libraries or courses. The action fails unless at least one library/course is present in the organization.
### Expected behavior
The system should allow Course Admin and Django Staff/Superuser to successfully add and manage RBAC roles for an organization independently of its content. Role creation and assignment should work seamlessly, regardless of whether content libraries/courses have been created for that organization yet.
### Actual behavior
In the UI, you cannot assign a role at the organization level unless at least one course or library has been created.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Log in as a Course Admin or Django Staff/Superuser.
2. Create a new organization if you don't have one.
3. Go to the Admin Console and try to assign an org-level scope for a library/course.
4. This option is not visible in the UI.
### Additional Context
* **Original Bug Report:** [Can’t add new RBAC role when no library exists for an organization](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/cant-add-new-rbac-role-when-no-library-exists-for-an-organization/19357)
We’re also keeping this thread updated. Thanks for the report!
