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# Built-In Role Summary

| Role                                | Scope                     | Intended use                | Notable limits            |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `cluster-admin`                     | Cluster-wide              | Full cluster administration | No practical restrictions |
| `admin`                             | Namespace when bound with |                             |                           |
| <p><br>a</p>                        |                           |                             |                           |
| <p><br><code>RoleBinding</code></p> | Namespace administrators  | Not cluster-wide by itself  |                           |
| `edit`                              | Namespace when bound with |                             |                           |
| <p><br>a</p>                        |                           |                             |                           |
| <p><br><code>RoleBinding</code></p> | Developers who need       |                             |                           |
| <p><br>read/write access</p>        | Does not manage RBAC      |                             |                           |
| <p><br>policy</p>                   |                           |                             |                           |
| `view`                              | Namespace when bound with |                             |                           |
| <p><br>a</p>                        |                           |                             |                           |
| <p><br><code>RoleBinding</code></p> | Read-only users           | Cannot read                 |                           |
| <p><br><code>Secret</code></p>      |                           |                             |                           |
| <p><br>objects by default</p>       |                           |                             |                           |