Storage Virtual Machine : Configuration > Local Users and Groups > Windows : Managing Windows local groups : Editing local Windows group properties
Editing local Windows group properties
You can manage local group membership by adding and removing local or Active Directory user or Active Directory group. You can modify the privileges assigned to a group, and the description of a group to easily identify the group.
About this task
You must keep the following in mind when adding or removing members to a local Windows group:
•
You cannot add or remove users to the special
Everyone
group.
•
You cannot add a local Windows group to another local Windows group.
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
, click
Edit
.
5.
Specify a name for the group and a description to identify this new group.
6.
Assign a set of privileges to the group.
You can select the privileges from the predefined set of supported privileges.
7.
Click
Add
to add users to this group.
8.
In the
Add Members
window, do one of the following:
•
Specify the Active Directory user or Active Directory group to be added to a particular local group.
•
Select the users from the list of available local users in the
SVM
.
9.
Click
Edit
.
Result
The local Windows group settings are modified and the changes are displayed in the
Groups
tab.
Related reference
Windows window
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