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Map User Accounts to User Groups (User Account Mapping Form)

This is the context-sensitive help for the User Account Mapping form.

To assign User Accounts to User Groups use the following instructions. See About User Account Mappings.

The NNMi administrator must assign each User Account to a predefined NNMi User Group before that user can access NNMi. See User Groups Provided in NNMi for more information.

Tip NNMi administrators can also use the Security Wizard and to complete this task. See Map User Accounts and User Groups.

To assign a User Account to a User Group:

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To create a new configuration, click the  New icon, and continue.
    • To edit an existing configuration, double-click the Mappings definition you want to edit, and continue.
    • To delete a Mapping, see Delete a User Account.
  2. Make your configuration choices. See the User Account Mapping Attributes table.

    Tip NNMi can be configured to use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and X.509 Certificates such as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) user authentication for NNMi user names, passwords, and User Group Membership assignments. Additional steps are required. See Choose a Mode for NNMi Access.

  3. Click the  Save and Close icon to save your changes and return to the User Accounts Mappings view.

    Note If you create a User Account to User Group mapping for an NNMi user who is currently signed into the NNMi console, the change does not take effect until the next time the user signs in. By default, the NNMi timeout limit is 18 hours. If a user has not signed out within 18 hours, NNMi forces the user to sign out. To change the Console Timeout value, see Configure the NNMi User Interface

User Account Mapping Attributes
Attribute Description
User Group

In the User Group attribute, click the  Lookup icon.

  • To create new User Group, click the  New icon and provide the required information. (See Configure User Groups (User Group Form) for more information.)
  • To select an NNMi User Group configuration, click the  Quick Find icon and make a selection.
User Account

In the User Account attribute, click the  Lookup icon.

  • To create new User Account, click the  New icon and provide the required information. See Configure User Accounts (User Account Form) for more information.)
  • To select an NNMi User Account, click the  Quick Find icon and make a selection.

Note If you map a User Account to two or more NNMi User Groups, NNMi gives the User Account the privileges associated with each mapped NNMi User Group.