VBrick Systems Portal Server ETV v4.1 - Manual (Page 98)

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Add/Modify Group Information
If LDAP is being used for authentication, then the group name has to exactly match the
group name in the LDAP directory. If LDAP is not being used, Group Names can be entered
directly into the ETV Portal Server database. If Microsoft's Active Directory is used, to find
the available list of active groups in
Windows XP
, browse to
My Network Places
and click on
the left-hand menu
Search Active Directory
. A new window will open. Click
Find now
to see
all available groups. In
Windows 2000
, go to
My Network Places > Entire Network >
Directory
, the domain, and
Users
.
Add/Modify Group
'
s User Assignments
Users can be assigned to specific User Groups, and they will inherit the privileges of that
group. If no Users appear, then none have been defined. However, if LDAP is being used for
Authentication, no users need to be defined. When a user Authenticates to the system, the
Authentication process will return the User's group information. The user will receive the
privileges that are provided to that group.
Add/Modify Group
'
s Resource Assignments
Resource groups can be assigned to User Groups, and the User Group will inherit the
privileges of that Resource Group. If no Resource Groups appear, then none of been
defined. Click
Resource Groups
in the main navigation to the left to create Resource
Groups.
Note Windows XP needs to be configured to
Show Common Tasks in Folders
. To
configure this, in
My Network Places
, go to
Tools > Folder Options
. In the
General
> Tasks
section, select the radio button called
Show common tasks in folders
.