===== Overview =====
The group manager page allows you to add, delete and manage groups on the system.  By creating groups, you can set access permissions for various applications in ClearOS.  For example, you can create a [[Flexshares|Flexshare]] file share that can be managed by a //Sales// group.

===== Installation =====
If you [[Software Modules|install a module]] that depends on users/groups, this feature will automatically be installed as well.

===== Menu =====
You can find this feature in the menu system at the following location:
 
<navigation>Directory|Accounts|Groups</navigation>

===== Video Tutorial =====
{{youtube>large:gQKF4QsPn9k|2-minute ClearOS Enterprise Groups and Users}}

===== Configuration =====
There are three distinct parts to define a group:

  * The **group name** is a simple one-word group, for example //sales//
  * The **description** is where you can describe the group in a few words, for example //Sales and Marketing Team//
  * The **group members** are the members to include the specified group

The first thing you will see on the group manager page is a summary of existing groups.  These are broken into two categories:

  * User Defined Groups
  * Built-in Groups

==== User Defined Groups ====
With user defined groups, you can create and manage your own groups. 

==== Built-in Groups ====
Some pre-defined groups are included in ClearOS.  

^Group^Description^Purpose^
|allusers|All Users|A group containing all the users on the system|
|domain_admins|Domain Admins|Windows domain administrators|

You can learn more about the purpose of Windows groups in the [[Windows Settings|Windows Networking]] section of the User Guide.