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Storage Virtual Machine : Configuration > Local Users and Groups > Windows : Managing Windows local groups : Adding user accounts to a Windows local group
Adding user accounts to a Windows local group
You can add a local or an Active Directory user, or an Active Directory group, if you want users to have the privileges associated with that group.
Before you begin 
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The group must already exist before you can add a user to it.
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The user must already exist before you can add the user to a group.
About this task 
You must keep the following in mind when adding members to a local Windows group:
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You cannot add users to the special Everyone group.
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You cannot add a local Windows group to another local Windows group.
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You cannot add a user account that contains a space in the user name by using System Manager.
You can either rename the user account or add the user account by using the CLI.
Steps 
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From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
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Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.
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In the navigation pane, select the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and click Configuration > Local Users and Groups > Windows.
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In the Groups tab, select the group to which you want to add a user and click Add Members.
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In the Add Members window, do one of the following:
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Specify the Active Directory user or Active Directory group to be added to a particular local group.
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Select the users from the list of available local users in the SVM.
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Click OK.
Result 
The user you added is listed in the Users tab of the Groups tab.
Related reference 
Windows window

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