Why can I remove a computer account from a group using the Web Console but cannot add one? (NETIQKB6052)

  • 7706052
  • 02-Feb-2007
  • 19-Jun-2007

Resolution

goal
Why can I remove a computer account from a group using the Web Console but cannot add one?

fact
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.x

fact
Directory and Resource Administrator 7.x

fix

The removal of any account from a group is a groupMemberRemove operation, which displays a list of all current group members as per that group's Active Directory properties.  This allows the removal of any displayed account - including computer accounts - from the membership list.

When using the Web Console to add a member to a group, there are two workflows included for use.  They are Add a user to a group and Add a group to a group.  The Add a user to a group workflow makes a call to display only user accounts in the managed domain and Add a group to a group calls only domain global groups.  Because the Web Console does not have any management capabilities for computer accounts, no workflow or call was added to enumerate them in a list.  This structure was utilized to minimize the list enumeration time for Assistant Admins using the Web Console as one call to enumerate all elligible objects could be extensive.



Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB6052