Creating Local Groups

This procedure creates Local Groups that belong to the SNWL_AD domain on the SRA appliance. We create one local group for each Active Directory group.

Adding the Local Groups

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Navigate to the Users > Local Groups page and click Add Group. The Add Local Group window appears. We will add three local groups, corresponding to our Active Directory groups.

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In the Add Local Group window, type Acme_Group into the Group Name field.
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Select SNWL_AD from the Domain drop-down list.
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Click Add.
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On the Users > Local Groups page, click Add Group to add the second local group.
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In the Add Local Group window, type Mega_Group into the Group Name field.
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Select SNWL_AD from the Domain drop-down list.
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Click Add.
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On the Users > Local Groups page, click Add Group to add the second local group.
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In the Add Local Group window, type IT_Group into the Group Name field.
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Select SNWL_AD from the Domain drop-down list.
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Click Add.
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View the added groups on the Users > Local Groups page.

Configuring the Local Groups

In this procedure we will edit each new local group and associate it with the corresponding Active Directory Group.

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Click the Configure button in the Acme_Group row. The Edit Group Settings window appears.

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In the Edit Group Settings window, click the AD Groups tab.
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On the AD Groups tab, click the Add Group button.
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In the Edit Active Directory Group window, select Acme Group from the Active Directory Group drop-down list.

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Click Edit.

Acme Group is listed in the Active Directory Groups table on the AD Groups tab.

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In the Edit Group Settings window, click OK.
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On the Users > Local Groups page, click the Configure button in the Mega_Group row. The Edit Group Settings window appears.
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In the Edit Group Settings window, click the AD Groups tab and then click the Add Group button.
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In the Edit Active Directory Group window, select Mega Group from the Active Directory Group drop-down list and then click Edit.

Mega Group is listed in the Active Directory Groups table on the AD Groups tab.

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In the Edit Group Settings window, click OK.
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On the Users > Local Groups page, click the Configure button in the IT_Group row. The Edit Group Settings window appears.
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In the Edit Group Settings window, click the AD Groups tab and then click the Add Group button.
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In the Edit Active Directory Group window, select IT Group from the Active Directory Group drop-down list and then click Edit.

IT Group is listed in the Active Directory Groups table on the AD Groups tab.

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In the Edit Group Settings window, click OK.

At this point, we have created the three Local Groups and associated each with its Active Directory Group.