Group Management

Note that if you are using the User Management dialogue to create a new user, there may be other properties that you want to set for this user. For example, after creating a new user through Control Panel / User Management, share access for that user can be set by leaving User Management and going to File and Print / Share Management. This dialogue is explained later in this reference section.

As explained earlier, a group is a collection of user accounts. When you assign access privileges to a new share you have the option of making assignments for an entire group of users at once by referring to the group’s name. Enter the main screen of Group Management by selecting Control Panel / Users and Groups / Group Management. Here you are presented an entry ﬁeld for Group Name. If you want to create a new group, ﬁll in this ﬁeld directly. The Group Name must be lower-case and may be a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters, without spaces. The Group Name must begin with an alphabetic character.

If you want to edit an existing group, select a group from the Existing Groups box, and the Group Name ﬁeld will ﬁll in automatically.

After completing this form, press Save to save the changes you have made for this group.

If you want to delete an existing group, ﬁrst highlight that group’s name in the Existing Groups box, and then press the Delete Group button.

If you want to edit the member list of a current group, ﬁrst highlight that group’s name in the Existing Groups box, and then press the Members button. If you have created a new group and want to assign one or more existing users to this group, then after pressing Save as described above, press the Members button to proceed to the next screen.

The Members screen presents a list of the selected group’s assigned members in the box on the left. The users listed in the right box are not currently members of the group. By selecting user names and pressing either the Add or Remove button you can reassign various users to the group. When done with your assignments, press Save to save your changes.

Note that if you are using the Group Management dialogue to create a new group, there may be other properties that you want to set for this group. For example, after creating a new group through Control Panel / Group Management, share access for that group can be set by leaving