User's Manual
2. Click Groups in the top navigation bar. Built-In will automatically be selected in the side
navigation bar and the User Groups - Built-in window will open. To display the user-
defined groups, click User-Defined in the side navigation bar. The User Groups - User
Defined window will open.
Group naming in external authentication services
Groups in Active Directory (AD) external authentication services are specified using a
combination of their Active Directory folder and group name, minus the group container
specified in the Rack Power Manager software.
The group container defaults to the AD domain root if it is unspecified.
For example, if you have an AD external authentication service for the
“sw.eng.mydomain.com” domain with no group container specified, the “Domain Users” group
in the “sw.eng.mydomain.com/Users” folder will have a Rack Power Manager software
equivalent of “Users/Domain Users”.
Using the same example, but with a group container of “Users”, the Rack Power Manager
software equivalent is “Domain Users”.
Using the same example, but with a group container of “mydomain.com”, the Rack Power
Manager software equivalent is “eng/sw/Users/Domain Users”.
Groups in LDAP external authentication services are specified using a modified
distinguishedName of their LDAP object, minus the group base DN specified in the Rack
Power Manager software.
For example, if you have an LDAP external authentication service with a group base DN of
“ou=myldap,c=US”, the “cn=Admin Users,ou=Users,o=myldap,c=US” group will have a Rack
Power Manager software equivalent of “Admin Users”.
Using the same example, but with the “cn=Admin Users,c=Sunrise,ou=Users,o=myldap,c=US”
group, the Rack Power Manager software equivalent is “Sunrise/Admin Users”.
Adding User-defined User Groups
If you are using Rack Power Manager software internal authentication, you may add your own
custom user-defined user groups and then add other users that use Rack Power Manager internal
authentication as members.
External user-defined user groups (on external authentication servers) may be added, but their
membership is not controlled by the Rack Power Manager software.
NOTE: You must have Rack Power Manager software administrator or user administrator rights to add user-
defined user groups.
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