Groups

The Cortex groups page. Note that one group has been expanded to show it's info and options.

Cortex allows server administrators to group users together to assign the same system permissions to more than one user. This is a great way to give a group of people control over the same instance, for example. Users are automatically assigned to their own group when they are created by the admin. A user's default group name matches the user's username. You can assign a single user to multiple groups, but each user must at least be assigned to it's original group.

Use the Groups page to create, edit, delete, and manage your Cortex user groups. The Groups page shows all groups per server on the cluster. Click the expand (+) icon next to a group’s name to display that groups’s members and forms to edit or delete that group.

Adding Groups

The add group form.

Click the add icon in the upper-right hand corner of the box for the server on the cluster that you want to add a group to. Fill out the next form with the following information:

All fields are required to continue. Click the add icon and Cortex will add the group and redirect you to the groups page.

Editing Groups

Click the expand (+) icon next to your group’s name. Next click the edit icon to edit your group's information. This form displays all options on the add group form. Click the save icon to save your changes and return to the groups page.

Changing Access

Click the Edit Access icon next to an expanded group to set it's permission level on your server. Permission levels are quite extensive and are covered in their own page of the manual.

Adding Group Members

The form to add a user to a group.

Click the Add user to group link at the bottom of your group's member list to add a new user to that group. A form will load with a drop-down list of users on the system not already in that group. Select your user and click the Add icon to add it to your group. Once added your browser will reload the groups page.

Removing Groups

Click the delete icon next to an expanded group to remove it from your Cortex system.

You cannot undo this, so make sure you’re absolutely sure you want to remove your group before clicking the delete icon!