---
title: "system.user.getRoles"
description: "Returns a sequence of strings representing all of the roles configured in a specific user source."
---

# system.user.getRoles

> Returns a sequence of strings representing all of the roles configured in a specific user source.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](ignition-modules\vision\vision-project-properties\vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.user.getRoles(userSource)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
String  | `userSource` | The user source to fetch the roles for.

### Returns
**List** - A List of strings that holds all the roles in the user source.
### Scope
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This example will print a list of all user roles in the default user source:
  
roles = system.user.getRoles("")
for role in roles:
    print role
```