Documentation for Crowd 1.0. Documentation for other versions of Crowd is available too.
About Groups and Roles
Groups and roles contain users (which are known in Crowd as principals).
Groups and roles are known as permission container objects. Groups are particularly important in Crowd, as they are often used to control access to applications. Roles are used less frequently, depending on the requirements of individual applications.
About the Group Browser and the Role Browser
The Group Browser and Role Browser are very similar. They allow you to search, view, add and edit the various groups and roles stored within a specified directory.
To use the Group Browser,
- Login to the Crowd Administration Console.
- Click the 'Groups' link in the top navigation bar.
- This will display the Group Browser. Select the directory in which you are interested, then click the 'Search' button to list all the groups that exist in that directory.
You can refine your search by specifying a 'Name' (note that this is case-sensitive), or 'Active'/'Inactive' groups. - To view/edit a group's details, click the 'View' link.
Screenshot 1: 'Group Browser'
Screenshot 2: 'View/Update Group Details'
Related Topics
- 4.1 Using the Principal Browser
- 4.2 Adding a Principal
- 4.3 Deleting or Deactivating a Principal
- 4.4 Managing a Principal's Session
- 4.5 Editing a Principal's Details and Password
- 4.6 Specifying a Principal's Attributes
- 4.7 Editing a Principal's Group and Role Membership
- 4.8 Using the Group Browser and Role Browser
- 4.9 Adding a Group or Role
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