System Groups

You can define and configure groups with Gaia as you can with equivalent Linux‑based systems. This function is retained in Gaia for advanced applications and for retaining compatibility with Linux.

Use groups for these purposes:

Specify Linux file permissions.
Control who can log in through SSH.

For other functions that are related to groups, use the role‑based administration feature, described in "Role-Based Administration".

All users are assigned by default to the users group. You can edit a user’s primary group ID (using Gaia Clish) to be something other than the default. However, you can still add the user to the users group. The list of members of the users group includes only users, who are explicitly added to the group. The list of does not include users added by default.

Configuring System Groups - Gaia Portal

To see a list of all groups:

In the navigation tree, click User Management > System Groups.

To add a System Group:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > System Groups.
2	Click Add.
3	In the Group Name field, enter the desired unique name - between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters without spaces.
4	In the Group ID field, enter a unique Group ID number - between 101 and 65530: Group ID range 0-100 and range 65531-65535 are reserved for system use. Group ID 0 is reserved for users with root permissions. Group ID 10 is reserved for the predefined Users groups. If you specify a value in the reserved ranges, an error message is displayed.
5	Click OK.

To add a user to a System Group:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > System Groups.
2	Select the System Group.
3	Click Edit.
4	In the Available Members list, select a user. To select several users: Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard. Left-click the applicable users. The selected users become highlighted.
5	Click Add >. The selected users move to the Members of Group list.
6	Click OK.

To remove a user from a System Group:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > System Groups.
2	Select the System Group.
3	Click Edit.
4	In the Members of Group list, select a user. To select several users: Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard. Left-click the applicable users. The selected users become highlighted.
5	Click Add >. The selected users move to the Available Members list.
6	Click OK.

To delete a System Group:

Step	Description
1	In the navigation tree, click User Management > System Groups.
2	Select the System Group.
3	Click Delete.
4	Click OK to confirm.

Configuring System Groups - Gaia Clish

Description

Manage System Groups.

Syntax

To add a System Group:

add group <Group Name> gid <Group ID>
To add a user to a System Group:

add group <Group Name> member<SPACE><TAB>

add group <Group Name> member <UserName>
To change the Group ID of a System Group:

set group <Group Name> gid <Group ID>
To show users in a System Group:

show group <Group Name>
To show all configured System Groups:

show groups
To remove a user from a System Group:

delete group <Group Name> member<SPACE><TAB>

delete group <Group Name> member <UserName>
To delete a System Group:

delete group <Group Name>

Important - After you add, configure, or delete features, run the save config command to save the settings permanently.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`group <`Group Name`>`	Unique name of System Group - between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters without spaces
`gid <`Group ID`>`	Unique Group ID number - between 101 and 65530: Group ID range 0-100 and range 65531-65535 are reserved for system use. Group ID 0 is reserved for users with root permissions. Group ID 10 is reserved for the predefined Users groups. If you specify a value in the reserved ranges, an error message is displayed.
`member <`UserName`>`	Name of an existing user.