diff --git a/manifests/virtual_users.pp b/manifests/virtual_users.pp
index 4ff1532da2dc9373e3ce67bc26977799182f0e21..262e6ba9d34654ad7cd080c98aea85c3810a4935 100644
--- a/manifests/virtual_users.pp
+++ b/manifests/virtual_users.pp
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ class users::virtual_users
     ensure     => "present",
     uid        => "10000",
     gid        => "10000",
-    groups     => ["atlab", "kvm", "galaxy-admin", "galaxy-users"],
+    groups     => ["atlab", "kvm", "galaxy-admin", "galaxy-users", "vbc-admin"],
     comment    => "Mike Hanby, mhanby@uab.edu, ME, Tommy Foley (tfoley@uab.edu)",
     managehome => true,
   }
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ class users::virtual_users
     ensure     => "present",
     uid        => "10005",
     gid        => "10005",
-    groups     => ["atlab", "dasi", "kvm"],
+    groups     => ["atlab", "dasi", "kvm", "vbc-admin"],
     comment    => "John-Paul Robinson, jpr@uab.edu, ATLAB, John-Paul Robinson",
     managehome => true,
   }
@@ -1811,6 +1811,7 @@ class users::virtual_users
     ensure     => "present",
     uid        => "2112",
     gid        => "1023",
+    groups     => [ "vbc-admin" ],
     comment    => "Mark S Bolding, mbolding@uab.edu, VSRC, John-Paul Robinson",
     managehome => true,
   }
@@ -2623,6 +2624,7 @@ class users::virtual_users
     ensure     => "present",
     uid        => "10220",
     gid        => "1037",
+    groups     => [ "vbc-admin" ],
     comment    => "Kristina M Visscher, kmv@uab.edu, VISSCHERLAB, Kristina M Visscher",
     managehome => true,
   }
@@ -2680,6 +2682,7 @@ class users::virtual_users
     ensure     => "present",
     uid        => "10229",
     gid        => "1070",
+    groups     => [ "vbc-admin" ],
     comment    => "Demet Gurler, demet@uab.edu, VIZBRAIN, John-Paul Robinson (jpr@uab.edu)",
     managehome => true,
   }