Creating a security group
Creating security groups enables you to logically organise groups of users and controls the level of access that the members have to and within the SilverStripe CMS. These security groups and subgroups form the standard tree structure, displayed in the Security Groups pane.
- Click on the Security tab to display the Security window
- Locate and click on the Security groups icon
in the Security Groups pane
This will ensure that the new security group created is a top level group. Alternatively, to create a subgroup, select the security group that will be the parent…
- Click on the Create tool
to create a new security group
The new group is instantly created beneath the selected group and the details are displayed in the “Users in this Group” pane…
You are now able to rename the group to something more meaningful… - Ensure the Members tab is selected in the Users in this Group pane
- Click quickly three times on the text in the Group name field to select it
You could also click and drag across the text to select it…
- Type the new Group name
- Click on
to save the changes
The new name is now also displayed in the “Security Groups” pane…
Once you have created a security group, you will need to define the level of access that the members of that group will inherit. The security can be defined for both visitors to the website and users of the SilverStripe CMS. The security settings are available on the Access tab in the Users in this Group pane and are customised on a site-by-site basis. For more information on individual settings, talk to your web developer.
