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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, Add Groups overview

What you'll build​

Groups registered at the Databricks account level with users assigned. These groups are available for permission grants in any workspace.

Prerequisites​

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

Steps​

1. Open the account console​

Go to the account console for your cloud provider:

2. Create a group​

  1. On the left panel, click User management.
  2. On the Groups tab, click Add group.
  3. Enter the group name (e.g., data-engineers, dev-ws-admins).
  4. Click Add Group.

3. Add members to the group​

  1. Click on the newly created group.
  2. Click Add members.
  3. Select the users you added in the previous steps.
  4. Click Add.

4. Repeat for each group​

Create all the groups your organization needs — see the standard data personas for the recommended set.

Verify​

  1. In the account console, navigate to User management > Groups.
  2. Click each group and confirm the correct members are listed.

Troubleshoot​

Group not visible in a workspace

Groups created at the account level need to be assigned to a workspace before they appear there. In the account console, go to the workspace settings and add the group under Permissions.

Cannot add a user to a group

The user must exist at the account level first. Verify the user appears under User management > Users before trying to add them to a group.

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