diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/auth.py b/confluent_server/confluent/auth.py
index 2b4eaa80..55b3836c 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/auth.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/auth.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 import time
+import yaml
 
 _pamservice = 'confluent'
 _passcache = {}
@@ -115,6 +116,44 @@ class PromptsNeeded(Exception):
     def __init__(self, prompts):
         self.prompts = prompts
 
+ #add function to change _allowedbyrole and _deniedbyrole vars.
+ def add_roles(_allowed,_denied):
+    #function to parse the roles and the files. If there are modifications to be done to the roles, items will be added to dictionaries.
+    #If there are no moodifications done to one of the roles, it continues to the next
+    #Opening YAML file and reading the custom roles
+    with open("/etc/confluent/authorization.yaml","r") as stream:
+        loaded_file = yaml.safe_load(stream)
+        try:
+            allowed_loaded = loaded_file["allowedbyrole"]
+        except:
+            pass
+        try:
+            denied_loaded = loaded_file["deniedbyrole"]
+        except:
+            pass
+ 
+        try:
+            _allowed.update(allowed_loaded)
+        except NameError:
+            pass
+        try: 
+            _denied.update(denied_loaded)
+        except NameError:
+            pass
+        return
+                
+    
+def check_for_yaml():
+    #checking if the file exists
+    if exists("/etc/confluent/authorization.yaml"):
+        add_roles(_allowedbyrole,_deniedbyrole)
+
+        return "Custom auth. file detected in /etc/confluent, updated roles accordingly"
+    else:
+        return "No custom auth. file. Continuing as normal"
+    
+
+        
 def _get_usertenant(name, tenant=False):
     """_get_usertenant