Add Members to a Group (CornellAD Group Management)
Individuals who have access to manage CornellAD groups can add members via the console or web interface.
This article applies to: Group Management
Direct and Indirect Group Membership
Groups can contain both NetIDs and other groups. This results in nested group memberships. Members of the main group are Direct members. Members of the nested groups are Indirect members.
Example
- Group A contains Group B and NetID xyz10 and NetID xyz22.
- Group B contains NetID pqs660 and NetID pqs665
Direct members of Group A = Group B, NetID xyz10, NetID xyz22. Indirect members of Group A = NetID pqs660, NetID pqs665
Add Members Using the ARS Console
- In ARS Console, navigate to the Organizational Unit (OU) that contains the desired group.
- Double-click on the group in the main console panel. A Properties dialog box for the group will open.
- Select the Select Objects dialog box will open. tab, then select . A
- In the lower text field, type the person's NetID, or all or part of their name (or the beginning of the name of a group you want to add), then select . You can enter multiple NetIDs or groups, separating them with semi-colons.
- Select the desired account from the list in the Select Matching Items dialog box, then click . (If only one account matches what you typed, that account will be displayed automatically, and you won't see the Select Matching Items dialog box.)
- Back on the Select Objects dialog box, repeat steps 4 and 5 for additional new members.
- Select Select Objects dialog box. You should see the member listed on the tab of the Properties dialog box. to close the
- Select Properties dialog box. to close the
Add Members Using the Web Interface
- Connect to the Quest ARS web interface (CU VPN required).
- Log in using your netid@cornell.edu or your docid@cornell.edu account and password. Use the ID that has privileges to manage the group.
- Type the name or partial name of your group in the box.
- Select your group. A menu of options will display on the right side of the screen.
- From the menu, select Members, then select .
- In the field, type the person's NetID, or all or part of their name (or group, holdingID, GuestID, TestID, or computer), then select the icon. From the list, select each entry that you want to add to the group. Names you select are added to the list in the bottom half of the screen.
- Select .
- Repeat Steps 5-7 to add additional members as necessary.
The accounts you added will be shown as members of the group.
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