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title: "Groups"
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# Groups {#groups}

While it is possible to change permissions on a per user basis,
it is strongly recommended you use Groups instead. Just as for users,
there are "Backend user groups" and "Frontend user groups".

This chapter provides a quick overview of backend user groups.
In the next chapter we will look at changing user permissions using
groups.

Backend groups can also be viewed using **SYSTEM > Backend users**
module:

![Viewing groups in the Backend Users module](../../../Images/ManualScreenshots/UserManagement/BackendBackendUserGroups.png)

We can see two groups that correspond to our users
("simple" and "advanced").

To find out what group each user is a member of, select the
"information" action icon. A pop-up will open with detailed
information about the group. Scroll down until you find the
"References to this item:" section. This shows the list of backend
users who are part of this group.

![Checking out which users are part of the group](../../../Images/ManualScreenshots/UserManagement/BackendBackendUserGroupDetail.png)