Overview
This article is for department office managers, lab coordinators or program assistants that have been designated as an owner of a security group in Active Directory. This group can be used to grant access to certain applications, files or network shares.
Before you begin...
Be sure you meet the following requirements:
- You are using a Windows computer. This process cannot be done on Macs, but the tasks can be performed from any MSU Denver networked Windows computer (e.g. a front desk or lab machine).
- Your computer is connected to the campus network with an Ethernet cable, docking station or GlobalProtect.
- You are the owner of this group. There can be only one owner. If ownership needs to be changed, see below.
Instructions
- Open the File Explorer.
- Click Network in the left-hand navigation pane.
Ignore messages about "Network discovery is turned off". Click OK if necessary.- On the Network tab, click Search Active Directory.
- Search for the name of your group.
- Double-click the group from the list.
- To remove users from the group, click the person's username from the list and click Remove.
- To add users to the group, click the Add button, type the person's NetID, click Check Names, and then click OK (Users can be added in bulk if separated by semicolons).
- Be sure to click OK to save your changes.
Result
Your security group will be updated.
More information
If you encounter any issues in this process or the group owner needs to be changed, please submit a General Support - I Don't See What I Need ticket. Be sure to mention the name of the security group.