From 404c6b51566f2ce901080a98d5e0db79da65a548 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: buchel_k <konrad.bucheli@psi.ch>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 10:44:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] how to add users to a local group

---
 .../configuration/basic/users_and_groups.md         | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/users_and_groups.md b/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/users_and_groups.md
index b89d5605..d90e69e1 100644
--- a/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/users_and_groups.md
+++ b/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/users_and_groups.md
@@ -68,3 +68,16 @@ To have the group actually configured on a given node, it needs to be added to t
 local_accounts::groups:
   - 'twlhaop'
 ```
+
+## Configure Local Group Members
+Below example adds AD users to a local, already predefined group `dialout` (which is allows to access serial interfaces):
+
+```
+local_accounts::group_defs:
+  dialout:
+     members:
+       - 'lx_test'
+       - 'svcusr-lx_test'
+
+local_accounts::groups:
+  - 'dialout'