Add a user to a group

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_AddAUserToAGroup.md

Add a user to a group so that the user inherits all the roles assigned to the group.

Before you begin

Role required: user_admin

About this task

If you’re a non-admin user, you can’t add a user to a group that contains the admin role. Likewise, if you don’t have a security_admin role, you can’t add a user to a group that contains the security_admin role.

Procedure

Navigate to All > User Administration > Groups.
Select a group Name.
In the Group Members related list, select Edit.
Select one or more names in the Collection list.
Select Add and Save.
Remove a user from a group when they change roles.
1. Navigate to All > User Administration > Groups.
2. Select a group Name.
3. In the Group Members related list, select the check box next to each group member name you want to remove.
4. From the Actions on selected rows menu, select Delete.
  
  Note: Before selecting Delete, first make sure you have properly selected the rows containing the users you want to remove from the group.

Parent Topic:Creating groups

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---
title: Add a user to a group
description: Add a user to a group so that the user inherits all the roles assigned to the group.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/user-administration/t\_AddAUserToAGroup.html
release: australia
product: User Administration
classification: user-administration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Creating groups, User administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Add a user to a group

Add a user to a group so that the user inherits all the roles assigned to the group.

## Before you begin

Role required: user\_admin

## About this task

If you’re a non-admin user, you can’t add a user to a group that contains the admin role. Likewise, if you don’t have a security\_admin role, you can’t add a user to a group that contains the security\_admin role.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **User Administration** &gt; **Groups**.

2.  Select a group **Name**.

3.  In the **Group Members** related list, select **Edit**.

4.  Select one or more names in the **Collection** list.

5.  Select **Add** and **Save**.

6.  Remove a user from a group when they change roles.

    1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **User Administration** &gt; **Groups**.

    2.  Select a group **Name**.

    3.  In the **Group Members** related list, select the check box next to each group member name you want to remove.

    4.  From the **Actions on selected rows** menu, select **Delete**.

        **Note:** Before selecting **Delete**, first make sure you have properly selected the rows containing the users you want to remove from the group.


**Parent Topic:**[Creating groups](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/user-administration/ua-creating-groups.md)