Manage security group properties

Use this task to view and edit security group properties. Groups are collections of users who share access authority to protected resources.

Groups can be formed for users who access the same applications or hardware, perform the same tasks, or have similar requirements for information.

Fields

Group ID
Specify a unique decimal integer string to associate with the group account on the system. If a specific ID is not provided, the AIX® operating system automatically assigns an ID.
Administrative Group
Specify whether this group is an administrative group, which can be maintained only by the root user.
Registry
Select a method for storing authentication, group, and user information.
If Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is defined for the cluster, the default method is LDAP. If LDAP is not defined, Local is the default method and you cannot edit this value.
LDAP
All information and credentials are stored in the LDAP server.
Local
All information and credentials are stored locally on each affected node in the cluster. More than one node can be targeted.

For more information about editing security group properties, see the Changing properties of a security group in a cluster topic in the AIX Information Center.