Users Guide

Deleting a directory service
The Delete option allows you to delete a directory service. Perform the following steps to delete a
directory service:
1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Users.
2. In the Directory Services tab, select a single or multiple directory services to be deleted, by checking
the required service directory check boxes.
3. Click OK in the warning message window to delete the selected directory services.
Related Tasks
Editing a directory service
Importing users
The Import Active Directory Users option allows you to import various active directory users into ASM.
Perform the following tasks to import the users into ASM software:
NOTE: Prior to importing Active Directory users, you must create at least one directory service
through ASM. After importing the users, these users can log in to ASM virtual appliance using the
following format: <ASM Directory Service Name>/ <user name>, and then type the password. If an
imported user is deleted from Active Directory, that user is not automatically deleted from ASM. The
deleted user cannot log in to the virtual appliance, and you must remove the user manually from
the user list.
1. In the left pane, click Settings and then click Users.
2. In the Users tab, click Import Active Directory Users.
3. Select a specific directory service from the Select Directory Service drop-down list, to import the
users from the selected directory service.
4. Select one or multiple users to be imported from the Directory Users List (displays the list of users
existing in the selected directory service), and click the forward arrow button, to add the selected
users to the Selected Users List (displays the Name, First Name, Last Name and Role of the selected
users to be imported).
5. Select one or multiple users in the Selected Users List and click Apply to import the users.
NOTE: While importing Active Directory users, ASM roles are not automatically mapped to
Active Directory user roles. Therefore, it is important to assign an appropriate role level to each
imported user.
NOTE: In the Selected Users List, each User Name is prefixed with a check box. Selecting this
check-box will allow you to Select Role to change the role of the selected user(s), from the
Change Roles drop-down list that appears on the top right of the Selected Users List box. By
selecting this check box, you can also revert the users back to the Selected Directory Users List
box. However, the selection of these pre-fixed check boxes in the Selected Users List does not
allow you to Apply only the selected users. On clicking Apply, all users get applied, irrespective
of check-box selection.
NOTE: An active directory user is authenticated against the specific active directory that a user
belongs to.
About roles
Every ASM user account can be assigned to any one of the following roles:
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