Local Security resources

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Last updated: Feb 08, 2016 by Max Pinion (Deactivated)
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To view resources associated with users and groups on the Resources tab, select Resource Management > Security Management > Local Security in the left pane.

Local Security creates the following sub-folders:

  • Local Users > Provisioned Users and Groups. For information, see Provisioned User (page 11) and Provisioned User Groups (page 12).
  • User Group
  • Well known Users and Groups > Windows Domains

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. (Altiris Local Security Solution Help 11.) To create a Provisioned User, do the following steps:

1. In the Altiris Console, click the Resources tab.

2. Select Resource Management > Resources > Defaults > Users and Groups.

3. Right-click Provisioned Users and Groups and select New > Provisioned User.

4. In the Edit/Create Resource dialog, click the General tab.

5. Enter a name in the Provisioned User Name field, and click Create.

6. Select an Account Name from:

  • Standard - select one from the drop-down list.
  • Named - enter the account name in the field provided.

7. Enter a full name and description for the provisioned user in the fields provided.

8. Select or clear the Flags checkboxes for:

  • User cannot change password
  • User must change password
  • Account is disabled
  • Password never expires

9. Enter the Password you want in the field and confirm it. 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. Enter a hint in the field provided to remind you of the password.

10. Click Apply and Done. Provisioned User Groups.

Provisioned User Group

A Provisioned User 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, do the following steps:

1. In the Altiris Console, click the Resources tab.

2. Select Resource Management > Resources > Defaults > Users and Groups.

3. Right-click Provisioned Users and Groups and select New > Provisioned User Group.

4. In the Edit/Create Resource dialog, click the General tab.

5. Enter a name in the Provisioned User Group Name field and click Create.

6. 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.

7. Enter a full description for the provisioned user group in the field provided.

8. Select the Exact Membership checkbox if you want the membership of this group dependant on exactly matching the details under Provisioned Group Membership. Leave the checkbox clear if you want Group Membership determined by selecting the IsMember checkbox. (Altiris Local Security Solution Help 12 Reports Tab.)

9. Click Add and enter the Account Domain, Account RID (Relative ID), and Account Name in the fields provided and select the IsMember checkbox if applicable for the user you want to add to the group. (Note: The account is presumed to be a local account if Account Domain is blank. If RID is provided, for example: 500 for Administrator, 501 For Guest, then Account Name does not need to be provided.

10. Click Apply and Done.