# Adding and removing Amazon Managed Microsoft AD members to groups and groups to groups
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 With the [Amazon Directory Service Data API](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/Welcome.html), a member can be a user, group, or computer. A user represents a person or entity that can access your directory. Groups allow you to grant and deny permissions to more than one user at a time. 

Use the following procedures to manage group membership for Amazon Managed Microsoft AD users and groups with Amazon Directory Service Data in the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Amazon CLI, or Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

## Adding a user to a group
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Use the following procedure to add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user to a group with Amazon Directory Service Data in the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Amazon CLI, or Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

**Important**  
 When you add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user to a group, the user inherits the roles and permissions assigned to the group.

**Before you begin, complete the following:**
+ [Creating your Amazon Managed Microsoft AD](ms_ad_getting_started.md#ms_ad_getting_started_create_directory).
+ Enable [user and group management for Directory Service Data](ms_ad_users_groups_mgmt_enable_disable.md). You can only enable this feature from the Primary Amazon Web Services Region for your directory. For more information, see [Primary vs additional Regions](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/multi-region-global-primary-additional.html).
+ You'll need the necessary IAM permissions to use Amazon Directory Service Data. To get started, you can use the [Amazon managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataFullAccess) or [Amazon managed policy: AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess](security-iam-awsmanpol.md#security-iam-awsmanpol-AWSDirectoryServiceDataReadOnlyAccess). For more information, see [Amazon Directory Service API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference](UsingWithDS_IAM_ResourcePermissions.md) and [Security best practices in IAM](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#bp-use-aws-defined-policies).
+ [Create an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user](ms_ad_create_user.md).
+ [Create an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group](ms_ad_create_group.md).

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#### [ Amazon Web Services Management Console ]

You can add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD member to a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

**To add Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user to a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Groups**. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the **Groups** section. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a group. You're directed to the **Group details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Members**. The tab shows a list of users and child groups by member type in your group. 

1.  Under **Members** tab, Choose **Add member**. 

1.  Under **Members**, select the user you want to add to your group, and then choose **Add member to group**. To find members, enter the user logon name for users and group name for groups in the search box under the **Members** section. 

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#### [ Amazon CLI ]

 The following describes how to format a request that adds an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD member to a group with the Amazon Directory Service Data CLI. 

**To add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user to a group with the Amazon CLI**
+  To add a user to a group, open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
aws ds-data add-group-member \
  --directory-id {{d-1234567890}} \
  --group-name "{{your-group-name}}" \
  --member-name "{{jane.doe}}"
```

For more information, see [`add-group-member`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/ds-data/add-group-member.html).

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#### [ PowerShell ]

 The following describes how to format a request that adds an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD member to a group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell. 

**To add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user to a group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell**
+  To add a user to a group, open PowerShell, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
Add-DSDGroupMember `
    -DirectoryId {{d-1234567890}} `
    -GroupName "{{your-group-name}}" `
    -MemberName "{{jane.doe}}"
```

For more information, see [`Add-DSDGroupMember`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/powershell/latest/reference/items/Add-DSDGroupMember.html).

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## Removing a user from a group
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 With the [Amazon Directory Service Data API](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicedata/latest/DirectoryServiceDataAPIReference/Welcome.html), a member can be a user, group, or computer. A user represents a person or entity that can access your directory. Groups allow you to grant and deny permissions to more than one user at a time. 

Use the following procedure to remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user from a group with Amazon Directory Service Data in the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Amazon CLI, or Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

**Important**  
 When you remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user from a group, the user loses the roles and permissions assigned to the group.

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#### [ Amazon Web Services Management Console ]

You can remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD member from a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

**To remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user from a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Groups**. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a group. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the **Groups** section. You're directed to the **Group details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Members**. The tab shows a list of users and child groups by member type in your group. 

1.  Select the user you want to remove from your group, and then choose **Remove**. To find users, enter the user logon name in the search box under the **Members** section.

1.  Confirm that you want to remove the user from your group, and then choose **Remove** again. 

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#### [ Amazon CLI ]

 The following describes how to format a request that removes an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD member from a group with the Amazon Directory Service Data CLI.

**To remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user from a group with Amazon CLI**
+  To remove a user from a group, open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
aws ds-data remove-group-member \
  --directory-id {{d-1234567890}} \
  --group-name "{{your-group-name}}" \
  --member-name "{{jane.doe}}"
```

For more information, see [`remove-group-member`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/ds-data/remove-group-member.html).

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#### [ PowerShell ]

 The following describes how to format a request that removes an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD member from a group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell.

**To remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD user from a group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell**
+  To remove a user from a group, open PowerShell, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
Remove-DSDGroupMember `
    -DirectoryId {{d-1234567890}} `
    -GroupName "{{your-group-name}}" `
    -MemberName "{{jane.doe}}"
```

For more information, see [`Remove-DSDGroupMember`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/powershell/latest/reference/items/Remove-DSDGroupMember.html).

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## Adding a group to a group
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When you add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group to another group, the groups share a parent-child relationship. The child group gains access to the roles and permissions that are assigned to the parent group. You can add a child group to your group and your group to a parent group.

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#### [ Amazon Web Services Management Console ]

You can add an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group to a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

**To add a child group to your group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Groups**. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a group. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the **Groups** section. You're directed to the **Group details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Members**. The tab shows a list of users and child groups by member type in your group. 

1.  Choose **Add member**. 

1.  Under **Members**, select the child group(s) you want to add to your group, and then choose **Add member to group**.

**To add a parent group to a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Groups**. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a group. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the **Groups** section. You're directed to the **Group details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Parent groups**. The tab shows a list of groups that your group is a member of. 

1.  Choose **Add parent groups**. 

1.  Under **Groups**, select the group(s) you want to add your group to, and then choose **Add parent groups** again.

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#### [ Amazon CLI ]

 The following describes how to format a request that adds an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group to a group with the Amazon Directory Service Data CLI. 

**To add a child group to your group with the Amazon CLI**
+  To add a child group to a parent group, open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
aws ds-data add-group-member \
  --directory-id {{d-1234567890}} \
  --group-name "{{parent-group-name}}" \
  --member-name "{{child-group-name}}"
```

For more information, see [`add-group-member`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/ds-data/add-group-member.html).

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#### [ PowerShell ]

 The following describes how to format a request that adds an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group to a group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell. 

**To add a child group to your group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell**
+  To add a child group to a parent group, open PowerShell, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
Add-DSDGroupMember `
    -DirectoryId {{d-1234567890}} `
    -GroupName "{{parent-group-name}}" `
    -MemberName "{{child-group-name}}"
```

For more information, see [`Add-DSDGroupMember`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/powershell/latest/reference/items/Add-DSDGroupMember.html).

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## Removing a group from a group
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 When you remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group from another group, the groups no longer share a parent-child relationship. The child group loses access to the roles and permissions that are assigned to the parent group. You can remove a child group from your group and your group from a parent group.

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#### [ Amazon Web Services Management Console ]

 You can remove an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group from a group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

**To remove a child group from your group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Groups**. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a group. You're directed to the **Group details** screen. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the **Groups** section. 

1.  Choose **Members**. The tab shows a list of users and child groups by member type in your group. 

1.  Select the child group(s) you want to remove from your group, and then choose **Remove**.

1.  Confirm the child group(s) you want to remove from your group, and then choose **Remove** again. 

**To remove your group from a parent group with the Amazon Web Services Management Console**

1. Open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1.  From the navigation pane, choose **Active Directory**, and then choose **Directories**. You're directed to the **Directories** screen where you can view a list of directories in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a directory. You're directed to the **Directory details** screen. 

1.  Choose **Groups**. The tab shows a list of groups in your Amazon Web Services Region. 

1.  Choose a group. You're directed to the **Group details** screen. To find groups, enter the group name in the search box under the **Groups** section. 

1.  Choose **Parent groups**. The tab shows a list of groups that your group is a member of. 

1.  Select the parent group you want to remove your group from, and then choose **Remove parent groups**. 

1.  Confirm the parent group you want to remove your group from, and then choose **Remove parent groups** again. 

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#### [ Amazon CLI ]

The following describes how to format a request that removes an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group from a group with the Amazon Directory Service Data CLI. 
+ 

**To remove a child group from a parent group with the Amazon CLI**

   To remove a child group from a parent group, open the Amazon CLI, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
aws ds-data remove-group-member \
  --directory-id {{d-1234567890}} \
  --group-name "{{parent-group-name}}" \
  --member-name "{{child-group-name}}"
```

For more information, see [`remove-group-member`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cli/latest/reference/ds-data/remove-group-member.html).

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#### [ PowerShell ]

The following describes how to format a request that removes an Amazon Managed Microsoft AD group from a group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell. 
+ 

**To remove a child group from a parent group with Amazon Tools for PowerShell**

   To remove a child group from a parent group, open the PowerShell, and run the following command with your Directory ID, group name, and member name: 

```
Remove-DSDGroupMember `
    -DirectoryId {{d-1234567890}} `
    -GroupName "{{parent-group-name}}" `
    -MemberName "{{child-group-name}}"
```

For more information, see [`Remove-DSDGroupMember`](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/powershell/latest/reference/items/Remove-DSDGroupMember.html).

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