Wiki » SOP Adding user to group

Web UI

Basic user and group management can be performed at https://identity.mageia.org/. After logging in, click the Account Admin link in the toolbar at the top of the screen, enter the user's userid, click the user's link, then choose Groups and perform the necessary action.

Adding user to group

In order to add an existing user to an existing group into the infrastructure, create a small file addusertogroup.ldif with the following contents:

 dn: cn=<mga-groupname>,ou=Group,dc=mageia,dc=org                  
 changetype: modify
 add: member
 member: uid=<user-login>,ou=People,dc=mageia,dc=org

where <mga-groupname> is the group you want to add the user to, and <user-login> is the login of the user.

Then run (using your login as uid) on a host on Mageia infrastructure:

 [root@duvel ~]# ldapadd -H ldaps://ldap.mageia.org -D uid=$USER,ou=People,dc=mageia,dc=org -W -f addusertogroup.ldif

Removing user from group

In order to remove an existing user from an existing group, create a small file remove.ldif with the following contents:

 dn: cn=<mga-groupname>,ou=Group,dc=mageia,dc=org                  
 changetype: modify
 delete: member
 member: uid=<user-login>,ou=People,dc=mageia,dc=org

where <mga-groupname> is the group from which you want to remove the user, and <user-login> is the login of the user.

Then run (using your login as uid) on a host on Mageia infrastructure:

 [root@duvel ~]# ldapmodify -H ldaps://ldap.mageia.org -D uid=$USER,ou=People,dc=mageia,dc=org -W -f remove.ldif

Removing owner of group

Before removing an owner of a group, ensure that another valid & active owner will remain. Create a small file removeowner.ldif with the following contents:

 dn: cn=<mga-groupname>,ou=Group,dc=mageia,dc=org                  
 changetype: modify
 delete: owner
 owner: uid=<user-login>,ou=People,dc=mageia,dc=org

where <mga-groupname> is the group from which you want to remove the user, and <user-login> is the login of the user.

Then run (using your login as uid) on a host on Mageia infrastructure:

 [root@duvel ~]# ldapmodify -H ldaps://ldap.mageia.org -D uid=$USER,ou=People,dc=mageia,dc=org -W -f removeowner.ldif

See also

• Active groups
• LDAP Groups needed for different roles