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addAuthority

addAuthority(parentGroup, authority) adds an authority (User or Group ) to the specified parent group.

Parameters

parentGroup
The node representing the group to add the user or group to.
authority
A node representing the user or group to add.

Example

The following example will add joe.user to the administrators group.

var group = people.getGroup("GROUP_ALFRESCO_ADMINISTRATORS");

if(group){

    user = people.getPerson("joe.user");
    try{
        people.addAuthority(group, user);
    }
    catch (ex){
        model.message = "ABORT: Exception occurred: "+ex;
        return;
    }
}                                                                                                                                       
      

If a problem occurs, for example the user cannot be found, an exception message will be generated such as the following:

        ABORT: Exception occurred: JavaException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Authority is a mandatory parameter