[[_default_roles]]
==== Default Roles

Default roles allow you to automatically assign user role mappings when any user is newly created or imported through
<<_identity_broker, Identity Brokering>>.
To specify default roles go to the `Roles` left menu item, and click the `Default Roles` tab or alternatively you can 
search for `default-roles-${realmName}` role in the `Realm Roles` tab and then click Edit. Please note the `default-roles-${realmName}` 
role cannot be removed because it serves as a container for both realm and client default roles.

.Default Roles
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As you can see from the screenshot, there are already a number of _default roles_ set up by default.