Groups

Administrators can add new groups to the server or edit already existing ones in the Groups area. However, access rights for groups should be defined in the Database area by clicking Permissions. A group consists of one or several members (users). By creating groups, you can simplify server management because you can assign rights and permissions to whole groups instead of assigning them to single users.

The main view of the Groups area displays the following columns:

  • Name: Displays the name of a group.
  • Type: Displays the corresponding type of group. The Server Manager includes Standard groups (local groups, manually created by the server administrator), Microsoft Entra ID groups (formerly Azure AD, imported through Microsoft Entra ID synchronization), Active Directory groups (groups that have been imported through Active Directory synchronization), and OIDC groups (groups that have been imported through OIDC synchronization).
  • Domain: Displays the name of the root domain which is used for server configuration and Active Directory synchronization. Active Directory groups were imported into the Server Manager from this domain.
  • Description: Displays the group description, if one has been added. You can add a description when creating the group or editing it at a later point in time.

In addition, more options are available on the right side of the main view:

  • New group: Use this button if you would like to add new, local standard groups to the Server Manager. The dialog window New group will be displayed afterwards. You can enter here the group name as well as a group description, if required.
  • Properties: Open the Group Properties dialog box.
  • Delete: You can delete selected groups in the Server Manager.
  • Duplicate: Creates a copy of the currently selected group. This option is only available via right-clicking when exactly one group is selected.
  • Synchronize: You can use this option to synchronize selected groups with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, or OIDC separately without launching the Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, or OIDC wizard and starting the whole synchronization process all over again. In any case, however, please note that this option can only be used if the respective group was added to the Server Manager through Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, or OIDC synchronization before. Therefore, the Synchronize option in the Groups area can be used, for example, for updating an already existing group in the Server Manager separately if its Active Directory/Microsoft Entra ID/OIDC data has changed. In this case, it will not be required to perform a full AD/Microsoft Entra ID/OIDC synchronization if only individual groups need to be updated.
  • Assign database: Administrators can assign single databases to single or multiple groups at the same time. In addition, they can also create new server databases here and assign them to single or multiple groups at the same time. In the Permissions tab, administrators can assign group rights at database level right away. You can also create private databases for your groups here. Those private databases are also stored on the company's server. You can find out more about private databases in the chapter Assign Database.

HINT: You can also access these options by right-clicking a group from the list. Apart from that, you can also filter the main view, for example, if you would like to search for a specific group. To do so, enter the group name or a part of it to start the search.

The following options are available in the top section under Select:

  • Select all: Select all groups available in the Server Manager. You can then perform further actions that will be applied to all groups.
  • Select none: Removes all selections made.
  • Invert selection: Restores the previous selection status.