Enabling Personal Access Tokens (PATs) for Users

Problem:
Users are unable to see the option to generate Personal Access Tokens (PATs) in their Mattermost account, despite the PAT feature being globally enabled. 

Solution:
To enable PAT creation for users  and to ensure that they see the option to generate Personal Access Tokens, follow these steps:

1. Verify Global PAT Settings(good to verify):

   • Navigate to System Console > Integrations > Integration Management.
   • Ensure the setting Enable Personal Access Tokens is set to True.

   

2. Assign PAT Permissions to User:

   • Navigate to System Console > User Management > Users.
   • Locate and select the user needing PAT permissions.
   • Click Manage Roles from the dropdown menu next to the user's name.

   

3. Enable PAT Creation:

   • Within the Manage Roles screen, select the permission Allow this account to generate personal access tokens.

   

4. User Action:
   • The user can now log in and access their Profile > Security page.
   • They should now see the option to Create Token under the Personal Access Tokens section.
   • The user can generate and securely store the PAT for script-based authentication.