Renaming a local Windows group

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Renaming a local Windows group

You can rename a local Windows group to more easily identify it.

About this task

The new group name must remain in the same domain as the old group name. The group name must meet the following requirements:

•	Must not exceed 256 characters

•	Must not end in a period

•	Must not include commas

•	Must not include any of the following printable characters: ", /, \, [, ], :, \|, <, >, +, =, ;, ?, *, @

•	Must not include characters in the ASCII range 1 through 31, which are non-printable

Steps

1.	From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.

2.	Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.

3.	In the navigation pane, select the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and click Configuration > Local Users and Groups > Windows.

4.	In the Groups tab, select the group you want to rename and click Rename.

5.	In the Rename Group window, specify a new name for the group.

Result

The local group name is changed and is listed with the new name in the Groups window.

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