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Managing User Groups

This topic applies to both Software Logger and the Logger Appliance.

Creating a New User Group

To create a new user group:

1. Click System Admin from the top-level menu bar.
2. Click User Management in the Users/Groups section in the left panel.
3. Click the Groups tab.
4. Click Add.
5. Define the new group:
1. In the Group Name field, provide a name for the group.
2. In the Description field, provide a description for the group.
3. From the Group Type box, select the group type.
4. Click the down arrow icon () next to the group type name to view and select privileges that you want to assign to the users in this group.
6. Click Save and Close to save the settings of the group, or click Save and Edit Membership to add users to this group.

Editing and Deleting User Groups

To edit a user group:

1. Click System Admin from the top-level menu bar.
2. Click User Management in the Users/Groups section in the left panel.
3. Click the Groups tab.
4. Select the group that you want to edit, and click Edit.

5. Update the user group information.

   If you need to edit the group’s membership:

1. Click Save and Edit Membership to display the Edit Group Membership page.
2. Click Add from the top left of the Edit Group Membership page.

3. Select users you want to add. By default, you can add only users who do not belong to other groups of the type that you are editing. To add such users, click Show users that belong to other <group_type> groups.

   When you add a user who belongs to another group of the same group type as the one you are updating, that user is automatically removed from the previous group.

4. Click OK.
5. Click Back to Group List.
6. Click Save and Close.

To delete a user group:

1. Click System Admin from the top-level menu bar.
2. Click User Management in the Users/Groups section in the left panel.
3. Click the Groups tab.
4. Select the group (or groups) that you want to delete.
5. Click Delete at the top left side of the page.

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