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Adding an External User

You can add external user accounts for users who need to access the system. When you add an external user account, you can assign the account to the available user groups or leave the account unassigned.

Before You Begin

• You must have appropriate permissions to create an external user. For information on permissions, see Permissions and Permitted Actions by Feature.
• Add the external domain that contains the user you need to add:
  • To add an Active Directory domain, see Adding a Domain Controller for Active Directory.
  • To add a JumpCloud domain, see Adding a Domain Controller for JumpCloud.
  • To add an Open Directory domain, see Adding a Domain Controller for Apple Open Directory.
  • To add an Oracle Directory domain, see Adding a Domain Controller for Oracle Directory.
  • To add an OpenLDAP domain, see Adding a Domain Controller for OpenLDAP.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Security > Domains and Organizations > domain name, right-click Users, and then select New User.

   The New User Properties dialog box appears.

2. In the General tab, to the right of the Select an external user box, click Browse.

   Important: If you are working with an Apple Open directory, the browse operation might not display a full list of users. Instead, in the Select an external user box, enter the full or partial name of the external user that you want to add, and then click OK.

   The Browse for External User dialog box appears.

3. Select the external user, and then click OK.
4. Optional: Set additional user properties.

   For information on user properties, see User Properties.

5. To control the access of the external user, do one of the following:
   • On the User Group tab, add the user to a user group, and then create a security association on the user group.

     For information on creating security associations on a user group, see Administering the Security Associations of a User Group.

   • On the Associated Entities tab, create a security association.

     For information on creating security associations directly on a user, see Administering the Security Associations of a User.

6. Click OK.

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Last modified: 10/22/2018 5:57:21 PM