Creating and editing groups

BlueCielo user groups can be created either manually as described in this topic or by importing them from a Microsoft Active Directory as described in Importing users and groups from Active Directory. Each BlueCielo user account can be a member of one or more BlueCielo groups.

Note    The group Everyone is built-in, cannot be edited, and automatically includes all BlueCielo user accounts.

To manually create a group:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the System Management group, click USER MANAGEMENT. The Users page appears and lists the existing user accounts.
2. In the menu, click GROUPS. The Groups page appears and lists the current BlueCielo groups.
3. In the app bar, click NEW. The NEW GROUP dialog box appears.
4. On the BASIC page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

5. Click SAVE.

To edit a group:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the System Management group, click USER MANAGEMENT. The Users page appears and lists the existing user accounts.
2. In the menu, click GROUPS. The Groups page appears and lists the current BlueCielo groups.

3. To filter the list of group names:

   1. Type the beginning of the group's name in the filter box and then press Enter or click the filter icon . The list is filtered on the text that you typed.

4. Double-click the name of the group that you want to edit. The option pages for the selected group appear.
• To edit the options on the OVERVIEW page:
  1. In the General group, click EDIT. The basic options dialog box for the selected group appears.
  2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the preceding table.
  3. Click SAVE.
  4. In the AUTHENTICATION group, click options using the descriptions in the following table.

• To add users to the group:
  1. In the menu, click MEMBERSHIP. A page appears that lists the group's current members.
  2. Click Add. The ADD MEMBERS dialog box appears and lists the current BlueCielo users.
  3. Select the users that you want to add to the group and then click OK. The selected users appear in the list of the group's current members.
• To remove a user from a BlueCielo group:
  1. In the menu, click MEMBERSHIP. A page appears that lists the group's current members.
  2. Select the users that you want to delete from the group and then click Remove. The selected users are deleted from the list of the group's current members.