Using the Add users to group action

Use the Add user to group action to add an existing user to a user-created group.

Prerequisites

Ensure there is an existing user and group.

User account operations | Group operations

Procedure

  1. In the Actions palette, double-click or drag the Add users to group action from the Active Directory package.
  2. From the Select user field, select one of the following options:
    • Add user manually: Enter the Name and Ldap path of the user in the Add user window and click Add.
    • Add users from server: Add an existing user from the server:
      1. Enter the host and domain credentials in the Connect to server window and click Connect.
      2. In the Select user window, select the user from the Objects panel and click Add user.

      The user name and LDAP path of the user is added in the Select user table.

  3. Add the user to the specified group by choosing one of the following options:
    • Group name: Enter the group name to add the existing user to a specific group.
    • Select user group: Add an existing user to a group:
      1. Enter the host and domain credentials in the Connect to server window and click Connect.
      2. In the Select user window, select the group from the Objects panel to add user to the destination group and click Apply.
  4. Enter the same session name in the Active Directory session that you used in the Connect action.
  5. Click Save and Apply.
    For more information on how to use some of the actions (including Add user to group), see this example topic Example using user account actions from Active Directory package