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Figure 4-7. Group Editor
Enter or modify the appropriate information in the Group Editor’s fields and click OK to save the
entry. The following are the fields in this dialog:
Name — The name of the group (read-only if editing, rather than creating). This entry is required,
and must be unique.
Description — A description of the group. This entry is optional.
Permissions
Use this screen as described in Permissions on page 74. Permissions (also known as “functional
permissions” for individual users override those entered here, however best practice is to create only
groups rather than individuals with overrides.
Copying a User Group
Currently in this application manages Device Authentication Configurations separately from User
Groups. When you copy a user group like
Administrators , the User Group manager does not
coordinate Device Authentication Configurations that refer to the Administrators group.
For a new User Group to have access to existing devices you must manually add them to the
approved groups list in the Authentication Configuration.
To do this, follow these steps for each device.
1 Open the Authentication Manager with the menu item Settings -> Permissions ->
Authentication Manager.
2 Right click, or use action -> Open once you have selected the authentication credentials for
the device you want the new group to access.
3 Select the User Group node and click Add in that screen.
4 In the subsequent screen, select the new group you want to add and click OK .
5 Click Save to save your Changes.
When you make a copy of any OpenManage Network Manager user group, you only copy a set of
the current permissions. If an upgrade introduces new permissions, the copy is not updated; only
OpenManage Network Manager seeded groups get updated.