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gpg --edit-key A1234B5678C9101112D12141516E17181920FGH0
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See the [gpg](http://manpages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search.py?q=gpg) man page for more details.

List the keys:

```bash
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# Access groups

In Landscape, **access groups** are logical groupings used by administrators to assign specific administrative rights to computers on a per-group basis. Each computer can only be in one access group. In addition to computers, access groups can contain package profiles, scripts and custom graphs.
In Landscape, **access groups** are logical groupings used by administrators to assign specific administrative rights to instances on a per-group basis. Each instance can only be in one access group. In addition to instances, access groups can contain package profiles, scripts and more.

A new Landscape installation comes with a single access group, called global, which gives any administrators who are associated with roles that include that access group control over every computer managed by Landscape. Most organizations will want to subdivide administration responsibilities by creating logical groupings of computers.
A new Landscape account comes with a single access group, called "global". Any administrators associated with roles that include this access group have control over every instance managed by that account. Most organizations will want to subdivide administration responsibilities by creating logical groupings of instances. Typical access groups might be constructed around organizational units or departments, locations or hardware architecture.

Typical access groups might be constructed around organizational units or departments, locations or hardware architecture. You can manage access groups from the **Access groups** tab in your organization's home page. See how to [create access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/classic-web-portal/manage-access-groups.md#create-access-groups), [add computers to access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/classic-web-portal/manage-access-groups.md#add-computers-to-access-groups), and [associate roles with access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/classic-web-portal/manage-access-groups.md#associate-roles-with-access-groups).
When new access groups are created, a parent access group is specified. If an administrator has rights to manage a certain access group, that administrator will also have rights for its child access groups. Every other access group has the global access group as its parent, either directly or indirectly. A nested access group structure might look something like the diagram below.

```bash
global
├── desktop
└── server
├── database
└── web
```

It's good practice to create and document a naming convention for access groups before you deploy Landscape, so that all administrators understand what constitutes an acceptable logical grouping for your organization.

## Managing access groups

### In the new web portal
You can view, add, and delete access groups under **Org. settings** > **Access groups**. See how to [create access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/web-portal-24-04-or-later/manage-access-groups.md#create-access-groups), [add instances to access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/web-portal-24-04-or-later/manage-access-groups.md#add-instances-to-access-groups), and [associate roles with access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/web-portal-24-04-or-later/manage-access-groups.md#associate-roles-with-access-groups).

### In the classic web portal
You can manage access groups from the **Access groups** tab in your organization's home page. See how to [create access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/classic-web-portal/manage-access-groups.md#create-access-groups), [add instances to access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/classic-web-portal/manage-access-groups.md#add-computers-to-access-groups), and [associate roles with access groups](/how-to-guides/web-portal/classic-web-portal/manage-access-groups.md#associate-roles-with-access-groups).

### Via the API
See the Legacy API reference for [changing an instance's access group](/reference/api/legacy-api-endpoints/computers.md#changecomputersaccessgroup)
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