Managing User Accounts and User Environments in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

Assigning Groups With the User Manager GUI

Groups are assigned through the Advanced Settings of the User Manager GUI.

How to Assign Groups

1. Start the User Manager GUI.

   See How to Start the User Manager GUI.

2. Select a user in the main User Manager dialog box, then click the Advanced Settings button.

   The Advanced Settings dialog box is displayed.

3. Click the Groups attribute on the left side of the dialog box.

   A list of the available groups and a list of the groups that the current user belongs to are displayed.

   • To assign a group (or multiple groups) to a user, select the group (or groups) from the Available Groups list, then click Add.

     The added group is displayed in the Assigned Groups list.

   • To remove a group from the Assigned Groups list, select the group (or groups) from the list, then click Remove.
   • To add or remove all of the groups for the current user, click the Add All or Remove All button.
4. Click OK to save the settings.

   The changes are not applied until you click Apply or OK in the main User Manager dialog box.