Administering Windows 2003 – MCSE 70-290

Managing Group Membership

There are several ways to manage group membership. The two primary methods are managing from the group and managing from the user account.

Managing the Group

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Right-click on the group you want to manage.
3. Click Properties.
4. Click on the Members tab.
5. Click the Add button.
6. Type in the name of the users you want to add (separated by ; ) or click on Advanced and search for the user you want to add. Click OK.
7. Click OK.

Watch this short animated clip to see how to add users to a group.

Add Users Account to a Group

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Right-click on the user account you want to manage.
3. Click Properties.
4. Click on the Member Of tab.
5. Click the Add button.
6. Type in the name of the groups you want to add (separated by ; ) or click on Advanced and search for the group you want to add. Click OK.
7. Click OK.