diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/notifs_backend_stg b/inventory/group_vars/notifs_backend_stg
index 16cc5ffc5e..597c7905bc 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/notifs_backend_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/notifs_backend_stg
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ fedmsg_certs:
     group: fedmsg
     owner: root
     service: fmn
+ipa_client_shell_groups:
+  - fi-apprentice
+  - sysadmin-noc
+  - sysadmin-veteran
+  - sysadmin-web
+ipa_client_sudo_groups:
+  - sysadmin-web
 lvm_size: 20000
 max_mem_size: "{{ mem_size }}"
 mem_size: 16384