Work with groups

Add or remove users from a group – method 1

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the group’s .

4. On the Actions menu, click Membership.

5. To add a user to the group, enter the name of the user(s) in the Find field and click Add.

6. To remove a user from the group, click the checkbox to the left of the user’s name then click the Remove Member(s) button.

7. Click Update to save changes to the group.

Add or remove users from a group – method 2

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Membership.

5. Click the Members tab at the top of the dialog.

6. To add a user(s) to the group, click Add.

   • Enter the name of the user in the search field and click Search Objects.

   • Select the user(s) by clicking the check to the left of the name click OK.

7. Enter the name of the user(s) in the search field and click Search Objects.

8. Click the checkbox to the left of the user’s name then click OK.

9. To remove a user(s) from the group, click the checkbox to the left of the user’s name then click the Remove button.

10. Click Update to save changes to the group.

Creating a new group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. On the Actions menu, click New Group.

3. If needed, click Browse to change the location of the group.

4. Enter the new Group Name and verify the automatically generated values on the form.

5. Select the Group Scope and Group Type.

6. Set the Managed By attribute to the individual that will be responsible for the group.

7. Click Create.

8. After the confirmation is displayed, click Close.

Creating a new Exchange distribution group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. On the Actions menu, click New Distribution Group.

3. If needed, click Browse to change the location of the group.

4. Enter the new Group Name and verify the automatically generated values on the form.

5. Verify or change the names generated for Alias and Primary SMTP Prefix.

6. Chose the Group Type if needed.

7. Change the Managed By attribute to the individual that will be responsible for the group.

8. Under Mailbox Type, select either Exchange On-premises or Exchange Remote.

   NOTE: If On-premises Exchange is not configured the options will be automatically set to Office 365.

9. Click Create.

10. After the confirmation is displayed, click Close.

Clone AD Group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the group name to be copied in the search field and click Search or press Enter.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Clone AD Group.

5. Enter the name of the new group. If this is a distribution group Alias and Primary SMTP address also must be specified.

6. Modify group membership if you need it. By default, it will be copied from the source group.

7. Modify the group's owner and secondary owners if their modification is allowed by the Administrator.

8. Specify Virtual Attributes if they are configured. For more information, please see the Virtual Attributes article.

9. Specify Other Attributes if they are configured.

10. Click Clone.

Suspend a group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Suspend Group.

5. Select the date the Group will be suspended, or leave the default to suspend the Group immediately.

6. Enter a comment that will be recorded in the operational history log.

7. Click Suspend.

If there is a scheduled suspend operation for the group, you can cancel this operation by clicking Cancel scheduled operation in the Suspend Group dialog.

Undo suspend a group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Undo Suspend.

5. Select the date the Group will be un-suspended, or leave the default to un-suspend the Group immediately.

6. Enter a comment that will be recorded in the operational history log.

7. Click Undo Suspend.

If there is a scheduled undo suspend operation for the group, you can cancel this operation by clicking Cancel scheduled operation in the Undo Suspend Group dialog.

Move a group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Move.

5. Click Browse.

6. Enter the name target Organizational Unit (OU) in the search field and click Search Objects.

7. Click the checkbox to the left of the OU’s name then click OK.

8. Enter a comment that will be recorded in the operational history log.

9. Click Move.

Delete a group

NOTE: Suspending a Group is recommended instead of deleting a group. Suspend a group renders the group un-usable, but the action can be undone. Deleting a group is a permanent action that can not be undone. See Suspend a group earlier in this section.

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Delete.

5. Enter a comment that will be recorded in the operational history log.

6. Click Delete.

View group properties

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Properties.

View mail properties of a distribution group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Group Mail Properties.

Disable a group

Active Directory does not allow Groups to be disabled, but you can suspend a Group which effectively disables the group. See Suspend a group earlier in this section.

Set or update a manager (Managed By) for a group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Properties.

5. Switch to the Managed By tab at the top.

6. Click Change to the right of the Managed By field.

7. Enter the manager’s name in the search field and click Search Objects.

8. Click the checkbox to the left of the manager’s name then click OK.

9. Click Update.

Rename a group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Properties.

5. Update the naming details as needed.

6. Click Update.

Rename a distribution group

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

2. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

3. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

4. On the Actions menu, click Rename Distribution Group.

5. Update the naming details as needed.

6. Verify or change the settings for updating the e-mail address attributes.

7. Click Update.

Membership Approval

NOTE: Cayosoft recommends using Restricted Groups for Approval configuration. For more details please see Configuration of Restricted Groups rule.

NOTE: You need to configure the Membership Approval web action to enable membership approval in your environment. Refer to the Membership Approval article.

1. Sign in to the Cayosoft AdministratorWeb Portal.

2. Click the Active Directory administrative unit then click AD Groups.

3. Enter the name of the Group in the search field and click Search Objects.

4. Click the checkbox to the left of the Group’s name.

5. On the Actions menu, click Membership Approval.

6. Set Require group owner(s) approval to add or remove members to Yes if you want to enable approval for this group.

7. Set Allow people to join and leave it in Cayosoft Self Service to Yes if you want to publish this group.

8. Click Update

For more information about Membership Approval, please see the Configuration of Group Membership Approval article.

Unix/Linux Group Properties

1. Click the Active Directory administrative unit.

2. Select the AD Groups web query.

3. Enter the name of the mailbox in the search field and click Search Objects.

4. Click the checkbox to the left of the selected object.

5. In the Actions menu, select Unix/Linux Group Properties.

6. Select Unix-enabled.

7. Specify GID. Type it or click Generate. The available options depend on the web action configuration.

8. Click Update.

Search for multiple secondary owners

1. In the Cayosoft Administrator console, navigate to the Configuration > Web Portal > Virtual Admin Units > Object Pickers > AD Groups picker.

2. In the More options section, locate the Delimiter for secondary owners option. Select the predefined delimiter or specify a custom delimiter. Click Save Changes.

3. Navigate to the Configuration > Web Portal > Virtual Admin Units > Object Pickers > AD Users picker.

4. In the More options section, locate the Delimiter for secondary owners option. Select the predefined delimiter or specify a custom delimiter. Click Save Changes.

You can now use the specified delimiter when searching for secondary owners in the Managed by tab of the Properties web action of the AD Groups web query.

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