43장. Managing host groups using the IdM CLI

Learn more about how to manage host groups and their members on the command line (CLI) by using the following operations:

43.1. Host groups in IdM
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IdM host groups can be used to centralize control over important management tasks, particularly access control.

Definition of host groups: A host group is an entity that contains a set of IdM hosts with common access control rules and other characteristics. For example, you can define host groups based on company departments, physical locations, or access control requirements.

A host group in IdM can include:

IdM servers and clients
Other IdM host groups
Host groups created by default
By default, the IdM server creates the host group ipaservers for all IdM server hosts.
Direct and indirect group members
Group attributes in IdM apply to both direct and indirect members: when host group B is a member of host group A, all members of host group B are considered indirect members of host group A.