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9.5 Assigning Users to Groups

Local users are assigned to several groups according to the default settings which you
can access from the User and Group Administration dialog on the Defaults for New
Users tab. In the following, learn how to modify an individual user's group assignment.
If you need to change the default group assignments for new users, refer to
"Changing Default Settings for Local Users"
Procedure 9.8 Changing a User's Group Assignment
1 Open the YaST User and Group Administration dialog and click the Users tab.
2 Click Edit and switch to the Details tab.
3 To change the primary group the user belongs to, click Default Group and select
4 To assign the user to additional secondary groups, activate the corresponding
5 Click OK to apply your changes.
6 Click Expert Options > Write Changes Now to save all changes without exiting

9.6 Managing Groups

With YaST you can also easily add, modify or delete groups.
Procedure 9.9 Creating and Modifying Groups
1 Open the YaST User and Group Management dialog and click the Groups tab.
2 With Set Filter define the set of groups you want to manage. The dialog shows
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It shows a list of users and of the groups the users belong to.
the group from the list.
check boxes in the Additional Groups list.
the User and Group Administration dialog. Or click Finish to close the adminis-
tration dialog and to save the changes.
a list of groups in the system.
(page 103).
Section 9.4,