Adding a user to a group
You can add users to groups from the Manage Users page and from the Manage Groups page in the Delegated Admin GUI.
When the delegated admin rights for a user REST resource type have the resources-in-specific-groups
admin scope, a user is added to one of the configured groups when you create the user.
Adding a new user to a configured group
About this task
When the delegated admin rights for a user REST resource type has admin scope resources-in-specific-groups (and only in this case), a user is added to one of the configured groups when the user is created:
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For admins having rights to only one group, the new user is automatically added to that group. No field for
Select Group
displays. -
For admins having rights to more than one group, the admin selects a group to add the user to in the
Select Group
list. -
Admins can select from both static and dynamic groups.
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For dynamic groups, in addition to selecting the group, the new entry must also match criteria for membership of that group.
For example, in a dynamic group of members with
uid=user.111*
, theuid
starts withuser.111
.
To create a new user in that group, an administrator must:
Steps
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In the
Select Group
list, select the group name. -
Enter the value for
uid
that starts withuser.111
.
Adding a user from the Manage Users window
You can add users to groups using the Manage Users window in the Delegated Admin GUI.
Steps
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In the Delegated Admin GUI, go to the Manage Users window.
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Use to search field to search for the user to add to a group.
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Click the Expand icon on the appropriate user profile.
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To edit the user profile, click the Pencil icon.
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Click the Group Membership tab.
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Use the search field to search for the appropriate group.
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To add the user to the respective group, in the Nonmember Groups list, click .
Result:
The group moves to the Member Groups list.
Adding a user from the Manage Groups window
You can add users to groups using the Manage Groups window in the Delegated Admin GUI.
Steps
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In the Delegated Admin GUI, go to the Manage Groups window.
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To filter by group resource type, make a selection from the drop-down list for the group resource type you want to search within.
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Optional: To narrow your results, use the search field to search for the appropriate group.
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Click the Expand icon on your chosen group.
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To edit the group profile, click the Pencil icon.
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Under the group name, click Group Membership.
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Optional: To filter entries by resource type, make a selection from the Select a Type drop-down list.
If there is a parent resource type, a second drop-down list appears. Make an additional selection, or leave it to All to see all entries in that resource type.
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Use the search field to search for the appropriate entry.
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To add an entry to the group, from the Nonmembers list, click .
Result:
The user moves to the Members list.