/**
* Removes a given role from this manager.
*
* @param role the role to remove, cannot be <code>null</code>.
* @return <code>true</code> if the role was removed (i.e., it was managed by this manager), or
* <code>false</code> if it was not found.
*/
public boolean removeRole(String name) {
if (name == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Name cannot be null!");
}
checkPermissions();
// Cannot remove predefined roles...
if (isPredefinedRole(name)) {
return false;
}
try {
Role result = m_store.removeRole(name);
if (result != null) {
// FELIX-3755: Remove the role as (required)member from all groups...
removeRoleFromAllGroups(result);
unwireChangeListener(result);
m_roleChangeReflector.roleRemoved(result);
return true;
}
return false;
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new BackendException("Failed to remove role " + name + "!", e);
}
}
