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[https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/dukeGroups/about Policy groups] are a special type of [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/ group manager] group.
 
*Policy groups are a special type of [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/ group manager] group.
*They are organized under an umbrella [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/dukeGroups/policyGroups/duke-wiki policy space].
*They are organized under an umbrella [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/dukeGroups/policyGroups/duke-wiki policy space].
*Each new wiki is created using a support group which controls access to the wiki membership.
*Each new wiki is created using a support group which controls access to the wiki membership.
*Only IT staff are members of support groups.
*Only IT staff are members of support groups.
*Only members of the policy group may edit the wiki space, which means that users will need to be added.
*Only members of the policy group may edit the wiki space, which means that users will need to be added.
*A member of the support group needs to find the wiki's specific policy group in the [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/dukeGroups/policyGroups/duke-wiki duke-wiki policy space] and click on it.
*A member of the support group needs to find the wiki's specific policy group in the [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/dukeGroups/policyGroups/duke-wiki duke-wiki policy space] and click on it. The name of the policy group is the first bit of your wiki's address, before <code class="mwt-code" >wiki.duke.edu</code>
**Then they will be able to add members to the group.
**Then they will be able to add members to the group.
**Nobody is automatically a member of a policy group, including the owners of that policy group.
**Nobody is automatically a member of a policy group, including the owners of that policy group.
*If the support-group owner of the space wants, they can add a regular [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/myGroups/viewCreateGroup ad-hoc group-manager group] to the membership of the policy group, and then whoever has rights to that can control the membership of the wiki space.
*If the support-group owner of the space wants, they can add a regular [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/myGroups/viewCreateGroup ad-hoc group-manager group] to the membership of the policy group, and then whoever has rights to that can control the membership of the wiki space.

Revision as of 15:03, 2 February 2023

Policy groups are a special type of group manager group.

  • They are organized under an umbrella policy space.
  • Each new wiki is created using a support group which controls access to the wiki membership.
  • Only IT staff are members of support groups.
  • Only members of the policy group may edit the wiki space, which means that users will need to be added.
  • A member of the support group needs to find the wiki's specific policy group in the duke-wiki policy space and click on it. The name of the policy group is the first bit of your wiki's address, before wiki.duke.edu
    • Then they will be able to add members to the group.
    • Nobody is automatically a member of a policy group, including the owners of that policy group.
  • If the support-group owner of the space wants, they can add a regular ad-hoc group-manager group to the membership of the policy group, and then whoever has rights to that can control the membership of the wiki space.