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 A group is a collection of users. Administrators create groups so that the administrator can assign permissions to a number of people at once. For example, it is quicker to give group 'X' access to Confluence, rather than giving every team member access individually.

(warning) The information on this page does not apply to Confluence OnDemand.

To add a new group:

  1. Go to the Confluence 'Administration Console':

    • Choose Browse > Confluence Admin. The 'Administrator Access' login screen will be displayed.
    • Enter your password and click Confirm. You will be temporarily logged into a secure session to access the 'Administration Console'.
  2. Click Manage Groups in the left-hand panel.
  3. Click Add Group.
  4. Enter a name for your group and click Save.

You are now ready to start adding users to the group.

Notes

  • Multiple user directories: You may define multiple user directories in Confluence, so that Confluence looks in more than one place for its users and groups. For example, you may use the default Confluence internal directory and also connect to an LDAP directory server. In such cases, you can define the directory order to determine where Confluence looks first when processing users and groups. Here is a summary of how the directory order affects the processing:
    • The order of the directories is the order in which they will be searched for users and groups.
    • Changes to users and groups will be made only in the first directory where the application has permission to make changes.

    See Managing Multiple Directories.

Related Topics

Page: Removing a Group
Page: Adding or Removing Users in Groups
Page: Viewing members of a group
Page: Global Groups Overview
Page: Searching For and Managing Users

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  1. Aug 20, 2010

    Anonymous

    There is no ability to delegate group administration. This is a major drawback compared to other collaboration apps like Sharepoint. If the administrator has to manage every single group, it severely limits the ability to use the flexibility that groups provide.