Groups

For the group operations in the SambaBox Enterprise Directory, you can do the edit / rename / pso / delete operations by right clicking on the group object. You may also drag/drop from the right tree to the left tree individually or collectively to a different organizational unit.

By right clicking on the group object and selecting edit; you can view the detailed information of the relevant group, move to another organizational unit, perform group type and group membership operations.

Add Group

You can add a group by right clicking on an organization unit and selecting Add Group or left clicking on the GROUP [+] tab.

The organizational unit to which the group will be added can be selected from the enterprise directory tree structure.

Add Group

Warning

While defining the group in the directory structure;

  • Group Name

  • Group Definition

  • Group Type

fields must be filled.

Edit Group

When you right-click a group object and select Edit, the edit form containing all of the group’s information opens. The left side of the form contains the group’s basic information, group type and members, while the right side contains the organizational unit, group scope and the groups this group is a member of.

Group Edit Form

The form contains the following fields:

  • Name, Samaccountname, Description, Mail: The group’s name, logon name (sAMAccountName), description and e-mail address. Change the value and click the Apply button next to it to update it.

  • Type and Distinguished Name: Show the object type (SAM_GROUP_OBJECT) and its full path in the directory (distinguishedName). These fields are informational only.

  • Move: Select a new organizational unit from the tree and click Move to move the group to another organizational unit.

  • Group Type: Defines whether the group is a Security or Distribution group. Security groups are used to grant permissions to resources, while distribution groups are used only for e-mail distribution.

  • Group Scope: Defines whether the group scope is Domain Local, Global or Universal.

  • Add Member: Select from the user, group and computer lists and click Apply to add a new member to the group.

  • Add Member Of: To make the group a member of another group, select that group from the list and click Apply.

  • Members / Member Of: List the group’s current members and the groups this group belongs to. Click the delete icon next to a member to remove it from the group.

  • Actions: Use the Delete button to delete the group from the directory.

Group Attributes

The Group Attributes section allows attributes that are defined in the schema, but not shown on the group edit form by default, to be added to the form. This way you can view the schema fields you need and edit them directly on this form.

To add a field:

  1. Enter the schema attribute name in Name (e.g. info, managedBy).

  2. Enter the label to display on the form in Alias Name (e.g. Notes, Manager).

  3. Click Add.

The added field appears on the edit form of all groups and can be updated with the Apply button like the other fields. For defining custom attributes in the schema, see Custom Attributes.

Note

Changes are saved when you click the Apply button next to the related field.