How to Enable or Disable Services for Members of a Google Group

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

Excluding a subset of users in an organizational unit from service access restrictions

  • Suppose you have disabled services for specific Organizational Units but would like to enable the services only for some users in the OUs.
  • In that case, you can place the users in a Group and allow the services for that Group.
  • Groups always override OUs’ Service Status settings.

How to enable or disable access to Google services for users in a group step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 1

In the Admin console at https://admin.google.com click the Apps icon.

Step 2

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 2

Select Google Workspace.

Step 3

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 3

Select the OU with users you want to exclude from the current setting on the left under Organizational Units.

If you’re not familiar with OUs, click here.

Step 4

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 4

Now you see the status for apps in the OU you selected. Next to the left, click Groups.

Step 5

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 5

Search for and select a Group.

Step 6

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 6

Check the box to the left of services and click ON to enable access to them.

Step 7

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 7

Click TURN ON to confirm the changes. Note that it can take up to 24 hours for the services to be enabled for all users.

Step 8

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To undo this, repeat the same process, but instead of ON, click UNSET in the top right.

Step 9

How To Enable Or Disable Services For Members Of A Google Group in Google Workspace - Step 9

Click UNSET again to confirm the changes. Note that it can take up to 24 hours for the services to get disabled for all users.

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