How to manage groups

You can use groups predefined by Data ONTAP or create or modify a group.

• Predefined groups
  You can assign a user or domainuser to a predefined set of groups and roles provided by Data ONTAP. The predefined groups include Administrators , Power Users , Backup Operators, Users, Guests, and Everyone.
• Assigning roles to groups by creating or modifying a group
  You can create or modify a group, giving that group the capabilities associated with one or more predefined or customized roles.
• Renaming a group
  You can change the name of an existing group.
• Loading groups from the lclgroups.cfg file
  When groups are created, they are placed in the lclgroups.cfg file. Normally, this file is for administrative reference only. It is not used to reload groups into the system memory. However, sometimes you need Data ONTAP to reload this file, for example, when you are migrating a storage system or a vFiler unit.