From the course: Ansible for Windows Administration
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Managing groups and permissions
From the course: Ansible for Windows Administration
Managing groups and permissions
- [Instructor] Managing groups and permissions is really important for system security and control. In this video, we will look at how to automate the process of managing groups and permissions using Ansible. First, let's dive into what groups are. To put it simply, groups are collections of user accounts that let you manage permissions and access rights more efficiently. For example, if you have a team of developers who need access to a resource, you can create a developer's group, assign the necessary permissions to this group, and then add all developers to the group. This way, you can easily manage access for all developers by modifying the group instead of each individual account. We use groups to manage permissions because you can set permissions for a group of users instead of setting them for each user individually. Second, managing permissions through groups becomes much easier when your number of users grows. And lastly, groups help enhance security by ensuring consistent…
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