Creating groups

The administrator can add local groups that are authenticated by IBM Spectrum® Discover and assign users and roles to the groups.

About this task

Navigate to the Groups tab on the Access management page to add local groups. You can assign users and roles to the group and add the group to a collection.

Procedure

  1. From the Groups tab of the Access management page, click Create new group to open the Add Local Group window.
    Figure 1. The Add Local Group Window
    The Add Local Group
  2. Enter a Group Name.
  3. Use the Assign Role to Group list to assign one or more roles to the group.
    Note:
    • This field is optional.
    • For more information, see Roles.
    • Groups that are assigned the Data User role or Collection Admin role must be associated with at least one collection.
  4. Click Add Users to open the Add Users window and add one or more local users to the collection.
    1. Enter a username that you want to add to the group and press Enter. The window lists each name that you enter. Click a name to remove it from the list. Click Add to add the users to the group.

      The Users list displays the following details for users that are added to the group.

      Username
      The username or email address of the member.
      Domain
      The domain that provides authentication for the member.
  5. Enter the group detail in the Description field for the group.
    Note: This step is optional.
  6. Click Save.