4.3 Groups

Any user who creates a group automatically becomes the owner of the group. Groups are either static or dynamic, depending on the option that you select.

4.3.1 Create Group

If you select the Dynamic Group check box on the Create Group page, the group is dynamic, of the class dynamicGroup.

If you create a Group on this page and leave the Dynamic Group check box blank, your group is static, of the class group. You can manually edit this group.

If you create a group initially as a static group on this page, and later make it dynamic (Modify Group > Dynamic tab > Dynamic Group check box), iManager the extends the object to belong to the class dynamicGroupAux.

NOTE:If you take the third option and if you are using RBS, you must enable dynamicGroupAux class support. Select Configure > iManager Server > Configure iManager > RBS > Dynamic Group Search Type. Select DynamicGroupObjects&AuxClasses from the drop-down menu and click Save.

4.3.2 Delete Group

Specify the objects to delete, from Select a Single Object, Select Multiple Objects, Simple Selection, or Advanced Selection, then click OK.

4.3.3 Modify Group

Use the Settings tab to establish Identity objects and other object-related search parameters. In order to perform the search, the server uses a specific identity so that the results will always be consistent. The Identity object must have authentication credentials so the server can authenticate as the Identity object. The Identity object must have a password set.

For example, if you set the Filter to (&(title=manager)), the [Public] identity might not be able to read or compare the title or many other attributes. The Identity object must have sufficient rights to the Base dn level and below to determine dynamic group membership.

NOTE:If you create a Dynamic Group on this page, and if you are using RBS, you must enable dynamicGroupAux class support. Select Configure > iManager Server > Configure iManager > RBS > Dynamic Group Search Type. Select DynamicGroupPbjects&AuxClasses from the drop-down men and click Save.

Use the Member Query page for specifying the search criteria when you are looking for members of a group.

  • Start Search At: The search base is the location that you are searching from (the starting point).
  • Search Scope: The search scope defines the depth and breadth of the search.
  • Search Multiple Servers: Use this option to indicate whether the search for Dynamic Members should span multiple servers, or should be done only on the server containing the Dynamic Group object. If Search Multiple Servers is set to Yes, then the server, if necessary, communicates with other servers while searching for Dynamic Members. If Search Multiple Servers is set to No, then the search for Dynamic Members will not chain across other servers, and return only local results. Use this extension with care because it can result in lengthy operations.
  • Query Results: Click Apply to update results.

4.3.4 Modify Members of Group

This feature allows spontaneous modification of members of a specified group.

4.3.5 View My Groups

This page displays the groups that you own. You can create a new group, and edit or delete an existing group.