Users Guide

link is displayed. Select the device group that the new user must manage. For information about selecting groups, see Selecting
device groups for Group Manager.
• Viewer: Can only view info about all the groups and devices. However, role permissions restrict the tasks a user perform on
the devices.
By default, the Enabled check box is selected to indicate that the user privileges currently being set up are enabled for a user.
3. Click Finish.
A message is displayed that the user is successfully saved. A job is started to create a new user. After running the job, the new user is
created and displayed in the list of users.
Selecting device groups for Group Manager
1. In the Add New User dialog box, from the User Role drop-down menu, select Device Manager.
The Select Groups button is displayed.
2. In the Select Device Groups dialog box, in the left pane, select the device group that the user must be provided access to.
Alternately, you can select a group in the left pane, and then select device(s) that the user must be provided access to.
3. Click Finish.
The user is provided access to the selected device group or device(s) and a job is created in the Jobs list.
Editing OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release
user properties
1. On the Application Settings page, under Users, select the check box corresponding to the user.
2. Complete the tasks in Adding and editing OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release users.
The updated data is saved.
NOTE:
When you change the role of a user, the privileges available for the new role automatically get applied. For
example, if you change a device manager to an administrator, the access rights and privileges provided for an
administrator will be automatically enabled for the device manager.
Importing the Active Directory users
NOTE: The users with administrator rights cannot enable or disable the Active Directory (AD) users.
1. Click Import Directory Users.
2. In the Import Active Directory dialog box:
a) From the Directory Source drop-down menu, select an Active Directory (AD) source that must be imported for adding users. For
adding directories, see Adding directories for use with Directory Services.
b) To search for available groups: manually type a group name:
• Click Manual, and then type in the Enter group name box.
• Click Available Groups. When prompted, type the domain credentials and retrieve the domain groups. It is recommended to
use this method to avoid the potential failure when a group is manually entered.
c) In the Enter group name box, type the search string for the group name to be searched for. All the groups matching the string is
displayed.
d) Select the check boxes corresponding to the groups be imported, and then click the >> or << buttons to add or remove the
groups.
e) In the Groups to be Imported section, select the check boxes of the groups, and then select a role from the Assign Group Role
drop-down menu. For more information about the role-based access, see Role-based OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release user
privileges.
NOTE:
For groups assigned to the Device Manager (DM) role, the group assignment for that DM must be
completed after completing these tasks by using the steps for editing a local user and assigning groups for a
device manager. See Adding and editing OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release users.
3. Repeat steps 2c-2e, if necessary.
4. Click Import. The directory groups are imported and displayed in the Users list. However, all users in those groups will log in to
OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release by using their domain username and credentials.
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Managing OpenManage Enterprise–Tech Release appliance settings