Manage Groups
The Group tab provides options to manage groups on Directory Server.
Create a Group
To create a group, follow the steps below:
- Click Create. Specify the following information for the group and then click Next:
- Group name: The name of the group will be stored as the cn attribute in the LDAP database.
- Group description (optional): The description of the group will be stored as the description attribute in the LDAP database.
- Click Apply to finish. The distinguished name of the group in the LDAP database is cn=[groupname],cn=groups,cn=[Base_DN]
Note:
The naming rule of a group might be different according to the LDAP server settings.
Edit a Group
Select a group and double click on it or click Edit to edit the settings.
Delete a Group
Select a group and click Delete to remove the group.
Edit Group Members
You can add LDAP users to the group you have created, or remove them from the group.
To add members to a group:
- Select the group you want to add users to and click Edit Members.
- Click Add.
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Select users from the member list, and click OK.
(Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
- Click Finish to apply the settings.
Note:
- In the LDAP database, the memberUid attribute will be given to LDAP users added to this group.
- You are not allowed to edit group members for the users group.
To remove members from a group:
- Select the group you want to remove users from and click Edit Members.
- Select an user from the member list and click Remove or right-click the user then click Remove.
- Click Delete to confirm then click Finish to apply the settings.