You can add a local user, an Active Directory user, or an Active Directory group (if you want users to have the privileges that are associated with that group) to a Windows local group by using System Manager.
Before you begin
- The group must exist before you can add a user to the group.
- The user must 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:
Steps
- Click .
- Select the SVM, and then click SVM Settings.
- In the Host Users and Groups pane, click Windows.
- In the Groups tab, select the group to which you want to add a user, and then click Add Members.
- In the Add Members window, perform one of the following actions:
- 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 storage virtual machine (SVM).
- Click OK.
Result
The user that you added is listed in the Users tab of the Groups tab.