If you grant permissions to a RAM user group, all RAM users in the group have the permissions. This topic describes how to grant permissions to a RAM user group.

Method 1: Grant permissions to a RAM user group on the Groups page

  1. Log on to the RAM console by using your Alibaba Cloud account.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Identities > Groups.
  3. On the Groups page, find the RAM user group to which you want to grant permissions and click Add Permissions in the Actions column.
  4. In the Add Permissions panel, grant permissions to the RAM user group.
    1. Select the authorization scope.
      • Alibaba Cloud Account: The authorization takes effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.
      • Specific Resource Group: The authorization takes effect on a specific resource group.
        Note If you select Specific Resource Group for Authorized Scope, make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Alibaba Cloud services that support resource groups.
    2. Specify the principal.
      The principal is the RAM user group to which permissions are granted. By default, the current RAM user group is specified. You can also specify a different RAM user group.
    3. Select policies.
      Note You can attach a maximum of five policies to a RAM user group at a time. If you want to attach more policies to the RAM user group, repeat the operations based on your business requirements.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Complete.

Method 2: Grant permissions to a RAM user group on the Grants page

  1. Log on to the RAM console by using your Alibaba Cloud account.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Permissions > Grants.
  3. On the Grants page, click Grant Permission.
  4. On the Grant Permission page, grant permissions to the RAM user group.
    1. Select the authorization scope.
      • Alibaba Cloud Account: The authorization takes effect on the current Alibaba Cloud account.
      • Specific Resource Group: The authorization takes effect on a specific resource group.
        Note If you select Specific Resource Group for Authorized Scope, make sure that the required cloud service supports resource groups. For more information, see Alibaba Cloud services that support resource groups.
    2. Specify the principal.
      The principal is the RAM user group to which permissions are granted.
    3. Select policies.
      Note You can attach a maximum of five policies to a RAM user group at a time. If you need to attach more than five policies to a RAM user group, perform the operation multiple times.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Complete.