From aa1277f70070c837cb8eaa7f3a483be3e283dd19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tana M Berry Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:33:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] website/docs: added info about creating super-users (#11356) added info about super-users Co-authored-by: Tana M Berry --- .../docs/user-group-role/groups/manage_groups.md | 13 +++++++++---- .../user-group-role/user/user_basic_operations.md | 4 ++++ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/docs/user-group-role/groups/manage_groups.md b/website/docs/user-group-role/groups/manage_groups.md index 7ff56ceb44..4f88af4197 100644 --- a/website/docs/user-group-role/groups/manage_groups.md +++ b/website/docs/user-group-role/groups/manage_groups.md @@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ To create a new group, follow these steps: 1. In the Admin interface, navigate to **Directory > Groups**. 2. Click **Create** at the top of the Groups page. 3. In the Create modal, define the following: - - name of the group - - whether or not users in that group will all be superusers (means anyone in that group has all permissions on everything) - - the parent group - - any custom attributes + - **Name** of the group + - Whether or not users in that group will all be **super-users** (means anyone in that group has all permissions on everything) + - The **Parent** group + - Select **Roles** to apply to this group + - Any custom attributes 4. Click **Create**. +:::info +To create a super-user, you need to add the user to a group that has super-user permissions. All members of that group are super-users. +::: + ## Modify a group To edit the group's name, parent group, whether or not the group is for superusers, associated roles, and any custom attributes, click the Edit icon beside the role's name. Make the changes, and then click **Update**. diff --git a/website/docs/user-group-role/user/user_basic_operations.md b/website/docs/user-group-role/user/user_basic_operations.md index 04328dcd41..0bbfb084f5 100644 --- a/website/docs/user-group-role/user/user_basic_operations.md +++ b/website/docs/user-group-role/user/user_basic_operations.md @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ The following topics are for the basic management of users: how to create, modif You should see a confirmation pop-up on the top-right of the screen that the user has been created, and see the new user in the user list. You can directly click the username if you want to [modify your user](./user_basic_operations#modify-a-user). +:::info +To create a super-user, you need to add the user to a group that has super-user permissions. For more information, refer to [Create a Group](../groups/manage_groups#create-a-group). +::: + ### View user details In the **Directory > Users** menu of the Admin interface, you can browse all the users in your authentik instance.