Creating and Managing Groups
Groups are directory objects used to perform operations, grant rights or permissions, or communicate with one or more users collectively. In Azure Active Directory, there are several kinds of groups:
- Security groups – This type of group is typically used for granting permissions to resources, either on-premises or in Azure AD.
- Distribution lists or distribution groups – These groups are usually used for sending emails to multiple recipients, though they can also sometimes be used to restrict the scope of rules or for filtering purposes in Azure AD, SharePoint Online, and Exchange Online.
- Microsoft 365 groups – Formerly called modern groups (and sometimes still referred to as unified groups), this is an all-purpose group type that can be used as a security group for assigning permissions to resources or a distribution group for handling email. Microsoft 365 groups are special objects that are connected to SharePoint Online...
