Provisioned Groups & Users

To view resources associated with Provisioned Users and Groups:

Go to Arellia Security Manager and click on the Policies tab
Select Policies > Arellia > Local Security > Resources

Provisioned Groups

A Provisioned Group represents a group account that is configured to exist on a number of computers but not in the domain where the computer resides.

To create a Provisioned User Group:

In the left pane, right-click Provisioned Groups and select New > Provisioned User Group.

In the right pane, right-click on the New Provisioned Group and select Edit.

In the Symantec Management Console pop-up, enter a name and a description for the New Provisioned User.
Select an Account Name from:
- Standard - select a standard account type from the drop-down list.
- Named - enter the account name in the field provided.
Enter a full description for the provisioned user group in the field provided.
Select the Exact Membership checkbox if you want the membership of this group dependant on exactly matching the details under Provisioned Group Membership.
Select the Include Primary User checkbox if you want to include the primary user in this group.
Set your Group Membership using the Include and Exclude tabs as you desire.
Click Save.

NOTE

The account is presumed to be a local account if Account Domain is blank. If RID is provided (Example: 500 for Administrator, 501 For Guest) then Account Name does not need to be provided.

Provisioned User

A Provisioned User represents a user account that is configured to exist on a number of computers but not in the domain where the computer resides.

To create a Provisioned User:

In the left pane, right-click Provisioned Users and select New > Provisioned User.

In the right pane, right-click on the New Provisioned User and select Edit.

In the Symantec Management Console pop-up, enter a name and a description for the New Provisioned User.
Select an Account Name from:
- Standard - select one from the drop-down list.
- Named - enter the account name in the field provided.
Enter a full name and description for the provisioned user in the fields provided.
Select or clear the Flags checkboxes for:
- User cannot change password
- User must change password
- Account is disabled
- Password never expires
Enter the Password you want in the field and confirm it.
Enter a hint in the field provided to remind you of the password.
Click Save.

IMPORTANT

We recommend creating a strong password. For a password to be strong, it should be at least seven characters long and contain letters, numerals, and symbols.