Grouper privileges are assigned to subjects or entities and allow a subject to do something in Grouper. Subjects are people and entities can be people or groups.
Modifying Privileges for a Member or Group
This function requires administrative privileges.
If you don't have admin privileges, submit a Grouper Access Request Form and the Grouper team will create the folder for you.
For those with admin privileges:
- Navigate to the group or folder that you want to work with.
- Select the Privileges tab.
- Identify the entity (subject or group) that you want to work with, and then do one of the following:
- In the privileges table, click + (Assign this privilege) or x (Remove this privilege) for each privilege option.
- Select the entity name, select the privilege option from the Update dropdown menu, then click Update selected.
| Option | Description | Select |
|---|---|---|
| Read Only privileges | Allows members to see the group, the membership of the group, and the read attributes assigned to the group. Read permission allows you to see the members of the group. View permission allows you to view the existence of the group. | Read + View |
| Update privileges | Provides members all of the view-only privileges and also allows members to assign and update membership and attributes within the group. | Update |
| Administrative privileges | Allows members to assign access privileges and manage all group information. | Admin |