# Day 17 : Create IAM Group

Hello welcome back to Day 17. Today we will learn how to create IAM group in AWS Management console. In this lab you need to create IAM group with a name like **iamgroup\_john.**

### What is IAM Group?

In **AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management)**, an **IAM Group** is a *collection of IAM users*. It lets you manage permissions for multiple users at once, instead of assigning policies to each user individually.

### **Why IAM Groups Are Useful**

* **Centralized permission management**  
    Assign a policy to the group, and all users automatically inherit the same permissions.
    
* **Easy onboarding/offboarding**  
    Add a user to a group → instantly gets all group permissions.  
    Remove a user → loses those permissions.
    
* **Follows best-practice (least privilege)**  
    You can create groups based on job roles (e.g., DevOps, Developers, Finance).
    

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Congratulations you did it. It looks good. This lab was successfully completed without any errors. See you in day 18. If you have any issues please let me know I will be happy to assist you. Stay tuned and learn together. If you find my article useful, please kindly like and share it.