Managing User Groups

The CTERA Edge Filer includes built-in user groups. You can create additional user groups to meet your organization's requirements. It is possible to add each user to more than one group.

CTERA Edge Filer administrators can create local groups with nested Active Directory groups. Nesting Active Directory groups within local groups is useful when addressing frequent changes in branch user hierarchies. The Backup-Operators group initially has no members and is for users who require access to backup files and folders, even if they do not have the correct ACL permissions.

To add or edit a user group:

1. In the Configuration view, select Users > Groups in the navigation pane.
   The Groups page is displayed.
   
2. To add a group, click New.
   Or,
   To edit a group, click the group name.
   The New Group page is displayed. If you are editing an existing group, the existing_group_name page is displayed with the group details.
   
   Note

   You cannot edit the name of any of the built-in groups.

3. Specify the group name and, optionally, a group GID and comment to describe the group.
   The following reserved names cannot be used:
   Administrator, Backup Operators, Domain Admins, Domain Computers, Domain Controllers, Domain Guests, Domain Users, Guest, Guests, Network, Self, Service, Users
4. Click Membership and select the group members, either from Local Users, or from Domain domainName Users, or from Domain domainName Groups.
   
   1. Select the group whose member you want to include.
   2. Click in the Search text box to list all the available users or start to enter a user name in the list.
   3. Select the user from the list and click Add.
5. When you are done adding users, click Save.

Deleting User Groups

To delete a user group, select the group row, click Delete, and then click Delete to confirm.

Deleting a user group does not delete the group members.

If the deleted user group had been granted access rights to network shares, the group members will no longer have access rights to those network shares.