Creating user groups

To log in to the Zabbix frontend, we are going to need users. Right now, we are logged in with the default user, which is logical because we need a user to create users. This isn't a safe setup though, because we don't want to keep using zabbix as a password. So, we are going to learn how to create new users and group them accordingly.

It's important to choose how you want to manage users in Zabbix before setting up user accounts. If you want to use something such as LDAP or SAML, it's a smart idea to make the choice to use one of those authentication methods right away, so you won't have any migration trouble.

Getting ready

Now that we know how the Zabbix UI is structured and we know how to navigate it, we can start doing some actual configuration. We'll start out by creating some user groups to get familiar with the process and start using them. This way, our Zabbix setup gets not only more structured but also more secure...