Avocent DSView - Deleting User-Defined User Groups; Displaying and Changing User Group Members

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Deleting user-defined user groups

You may delete any user-defined user groups that have been created in the DSView

software system.

NOTE: You must have DSView software administrator or user administrator rights to delete user-defined

user groups.

To delete a user-defined user group:

1. From the User Groups - User Defined window, click the checkbox to the left of the user groups

you wish to delete.

-or-

Click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list to select all user groups listed in the

window for deletion.

2. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.

3. Click Yes to delete the user group(s).

-or-

Click No to cancel the action.

Displaying and changing user group members

Clicking on the name of a built-in or user-defined user group allows you to do the following:

• View the properties of a built-in user group or display and change the properties of user-

defined user groups

• View, assign or remove user-defined user group members (DSView internal

authentication only)

• View the access rights of built-in and user-defined user group members

To display the properties of a built-in user group:

1. From the User Groups - Built-in window, click on a user group name. The User Group Proper-

ties window will open. The display includes the following read-only properties for each group:

name, type and preemption level.

2. Click Close when you are finished. The User Groups - Built-in window will open.

To display the properties of a user-defined user group:

1. From the User Groups - User Defined window, click on the name of a user group. Properties

will be automatically selected in the side navigation bar and the User Group Properties window

will open. The side navigation bar includes the name of the user group at the top.

2. To change the name of the user group, type a new name in the Name field.

To change the preemption level, type a number (from 1-4) in the Preemption Level field, or

select it using the drop-down menu. The higher the number, the higher the preemption level.

See Preemption Levels on page 20 for more information.