Identity Management

General Information

View, Create, or Delete Manual Groups

Introduction

Follow this procedure if you wish to view, create, or delete manual Enterprise Groups

Connect to Admin Server

Connect to the appropriate Admin server via RDP (Remote Desktop).

  • Server:  p-admin-ad-2.ad.calpoly.edu
    • For DEV, use: d-its-admin-01.ad-dev.calpoly.edu
    • For TST, use: t-its-admin01.ad-tst.calpoly.edu
    • For PRD, use p-admin-ad-2.ad.calpoly.edu
  • Select "Use another account"
  • Enter your username, including the CALPOLY\ prefix: CALPOLY\jmustang
  • Enter your password and click OK.

Launch Active Directory Administrative Center

Once connected to the Admin server, you must start the Active Directory Administrative Center application.

Windows users: Be sure you are in full screen on your primary monitor, otherwise the Windows Logo Key  will not be sent to the remote desktop.

  • Press the Windows Logo Key  , or, for Mac users, the Command key. This will open the Start pane of Windows.
  • Start typing "active"
  • Find and click on the Active Directory Administrative Center application.

Once the Active Directory Administrative Center is running, you can "Pin" it to the task bar. Next time, you can just click on this task bar icon.

Navigate to your delegated Groups OU

  • Switch to Tree View in the navigation pane.
  • Navigate to the Groups/Manual OU.
  • Navigate to the delegated Groups OU with the information given to you by the Identity Management or Portal team.
    • Portal groups are under /Manual/IS/Portal/uPortal (these groups generally grant access for users to Portlets)
    • Workflow groups are under /Manual/IS/Portal/Workflow (these groups generally grant access for users to Workflows)
       

Open an Existing Group

Follow this procedure only if you wish to open an existing group to see its properties and members.

  • Select the Group and click Properties in the Tasks pane on the right.

Create a new group

Follow this procedure only if you wish to create a new group.  If you wish to delete a group, go to the next section.

  • Right click on your OU in the navigation pane, and select New->Group.
  • The Group Name must follow the naming standard and begin with the name prefix assigned to you by ITS.
    Keep the defaults for Group type (Security) and Group scope (Global).
  • You can now also add or remove members.  Please refer to Managing Manual Group Memberships document.
  • Click OK to create the group.

 

Delete a Group

Follow this procedure only if you wish to delete a group. 

  • Select the Group and click Delete in the Tasks pane on the right.
  • Confirm the Delete.

Disconnect from Admin Server

When you have completed your work you can disconnect from the Admin Server.

  • Press the keyboard combination <Ctrl> <Esc> at the same time to get to the Start pane.
  • In the upper right corner, click on your name and then click on Sign out.

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