Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Assigning an AD user to an AD group

6 Authentication Server Groups on the Management server

Assigning an AD user to an AD group

To assign a new group in Active Directory Users and Computers, complete the following steps. For more information, click F1 for help or refer to www.microsoft.com

1.Open the Active Directory Users and Computers console.

For example, on Windows XP, select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.

2.Right-click the new user in the Users pane and select Add to a Group.

3.Enter the group name in the Enter the object name to select text box and click Check Names.

4.Click OK.

Defining user accounts on the external LDAP server

If you configure the external LDAP server as the primary authentication server in the server management console, you must define roles and AORs in the external LDAP server to match the Management application roles and AORs.

Configuring roles and AORs on the external LDAP server

Open the Management console on the Active Directory installed server and complete the following steps.

1.Select Start > Run.

2.Type mmc and press Enter.

3.Select File > Add/Remove Snap-in.

4.Click Add.

5.Select Active Directory Schema from the Available standalone snap-ins list and click Add.

6.Click Close.

7.Right-click the Attributes folder (Console Root/Active Directory Schema/ Attributes) and select New > Attribute.

8.Create the NmAors attribute by completing the following steps.

a.Enter NmAors in the Common Name field.

b.Enter NmAors in the LDAP Display Name field.

c.Enter a unique object identifier in the Unique x500 Object ID field.

d.Enter a description of the attribute in the Description field.

e.Select Case Insensitive String in the Syntax list.

f.Click OK.

9.Right-click the Attributes folder (Console Root/Active Directory Schema/ Attributes) and select New > Attribute.

10.Create the NmRoles attribute by completing the following steps.

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