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# Migrate from security groups legacy to user groups

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Security groups and legacy security have been deprecated and will be completely removed starting with version 2023.3 of Remote Desktop Manager.
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In Remote Desktop Manager, the access to your objects can be secured and managed using the \*\*\*User Groups Based Access Control\*\*\*. This type of security gives you a more granular control over your security.

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For more information, please refer to [User Groups Based Access Control](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/user-groups-based-access-control/).
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### Migrating to User Groups

1. Open Remote Desktop Manager.
2. Under ***Administration – Management***, click on ***User Groups***.
3. Create and apply the groups.
4. Click on the ***Security Groups (Legacy)*** button in the ***Management*** section.
5. Delete every security group by selecting each one and clicking on ***Delete Security Group***.

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="warning" class="hint hint-warning"><p>To manage your user's permissions, we recommend you switch from <em><strong>Security Groups</strong></em> (deprecated) to <a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/user-groups-based-access-control/permissions/">Permissions</a>. Once the migration is done, <a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/kb/how-to-articles/migrate-legacy-security-permissions/">disable legacy security</a>.</p></div>

We also have two scenarios to get you started with this type of security:

* [Simplified security](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/user-groups-based-access-control/scenarios/simplified-security/)
* [Advanced security](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/user-groups-based-access-control/scenarios/advanced-security/)


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