Configure a view only user for the broker: artemis-roles.properties viewer = fred management.xml < default -access> <access method= "list*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "get*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "is*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "browse*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "set*" roles= "amq" /> <access method= "*" roles= "amq" /> </ default -access> <role-access> <match domain= "org.apache.activemq.artemis" > <access method= "list*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "get*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "is*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "browse*" roles= "amq,viewer" /> <access method= "set*" roles= "amq" /> <access method= "*" roles= "amq" /> </match> <!--example of how to configure a specific object--> <!--<match domain= "org.apache.activemq.artemis" key= "subcomponent=queues" > <access method= "list*" roles= "view,update,amq" /> <access method= "get*" roles= "view,update,amq" /> <access method= "is*" roles= "view,update,amq" /> <access method= "set*" roles= "update,amq" /> <access method= "*" roles= "amq" /> </match>--> </role-access> artemis.profile: # Java Opts JAVA_ARGS= " -XX:+PrintClassHistogram -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:+UseFastAccessorMethods -Xms512M -Xmx2G -Dhawtio.realm=activemq -Dhawtio.offline=" true " -Dhawtio.roles=amq,viewer -Dhawtio.rolePrincipalClasses=org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.security.jaas.RolePrincipal -Djolokia.policyLocation=${ARTEMIS_INSTANCE_ETC_URI}jolokia-access.xml -Djon.id=amq" # # There might be options that you only want to enable on specifc commands, like setting a JMX port # See https: //issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARTEMIS-318 if [ "$1" = "run" ]; then JAVA_ARGS= "$JAVA_ARGS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote= true -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=1099 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=1098 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl= false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate= false " fi Using the a user with the viewer role, log into Hawtio and attempt to delete a message on queue Expected Result User should be prevented from deleting message Actual Result Message is deleted from the queue If the com.sun.management.jmxremote Java system properties are commented out, the expected behavior occurs.