3. Users groups management

3. Users groups management
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A user can be part of one or several groups. Groups are used to manage users that would have same access rights.

3.1. Add a group

In order to add a group, clic on tab Add.

Figure 6.5. List of users groups

Fill name of group in field then clic on Create.

3.2. Edit groups members

In groups list, clic on icon for group edition.

Figure 6.6. Edit groups members

Groups members edition page is divided in 2 parts:

On the left side, you will find list of all registered users of LDAP directory
On the right side, you will find the current list of users for a given group.

Using the 2 red arrows between these 2 lists, users are added or removed from a group. You can select several users at same time using right clic during selection. You can also select users through the two red arrows between the two lists, users are added or removed from the panel. You can select multiple users by right-clicking with the mouse and moving on users simultaneously. A discontinuous selection is possible by clicking on the users and at the same time pressing the button «Ctrl» (Control) on your keyboard.

	Note
	It is not possible to remove a user's primary group. To do this, use the edit page of the user and change its primary group.

3.3. Delete a group

In groups list, clic on deletio icon (red cross).

	Note
	Removing a group will not remove users of this group.

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