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Add Groups: Manual

You'll create groups in the Databricks account console and assign users in ~5 min.

Prereqs: Add Users, Groups

The big picture​

Account-level groups with members assigned, ready to grant permissions against in any workspace.

Prerequisites​

  • Account-admin access to the Databricks account console.
  • Users already added (see Add Users).

Steps​

Walkthrough · 4 steps · ~5 min

Create account-level groups in the console and assign the users you already added. Repeat for the full set your org needs.

1

Open the account console for your cloud

2

In the left panel, click User management. On the Groups tab, click Add group, enter the group name (for example, data-engineers or dev-ws-admins), then click Add Group.

3

Click the group you just made, click Add members, pick the users you added earlier, then click Add.

4

Repeat for each group your org needs. The standard data personas list the recommended ones.

Reference: Manage groups (Databricks docs)

Verify​

Verify · 2 steps
1

Go to User management > Groups.

2

Open each group and confirm the right people are in it.

Where people trip​

Group not visible in a workspace

An account-level group has to be assigned to a workspace before it shows up there. In the account console, open the workspace settings and add the group under Permissions.

Cannot add a user to a group

The user has to exist at the account level first. Check that they appear under User management > Users before you try to add them.

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