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12.3.1-B
Import of users and groups
Users and groups can be imported from an Active Directory. The Active Directory has
to prepared for the import as follows:
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Create a distribution group (e.g. "internet-users"). Later this group will contain
all objects to be imported.
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All the groups which have to be imported by SX-GATE must become a
member of this distribution group.
Only direct group members will be taken into
account. Subgroups will not be imported.
Usually you will create the relevant SX-GATE system groups in the Active
Directory.
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All direct and indirect user members of each selected group will become a
member of the imported group on SX-GATE.
The results of an hierarchical search in
the group structure below the currently
processed group will determine the indirect
members.
•
The set of users which has been collected that way decides which users have
to be available in the user administration of SX-GATE.
Now what about the users and groups which are available on SX-GATE but not in
the Active Directory? In general it makes no difference if the respective user or group
has been added on SX-GATE by hand or if it is an imported object which is no longer
selected in the Active Directory.
