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How to create LEM console users with domain credentials
Starting with LEM version 5.4, the Build > Users component of the LEM console integrates with Microsoft
Active Directory. Import domain users or groups to create LEM console users with domain credentials.
Important Note: Before you import any user into LEM, be sure the account in Active Directory includes a valid
email address if you plan to send that user email messages for LEM rules. After you import a user, you
cannot change or add the email address for the LEM user account.
To create a LEM console user from an Active Directory user:
Open your LEM console and authenticate to your LEM appliance. Configure the Directory Service Query
connector on your LEM appliance if you haven't already. For additional information, see How to Configure the
Directory Service Query Connector. Click the Build tab, and then select Users. Click the plus icon, and then
select Directory Service User. Select the Organizational Unit and Group to which the user you want to add
belongs. Select the user you want to add from the Available Users column, and then click Select User. Select
a LEM Role in the User Information form. Click View Role to see details about each role. Enter a user
description if you want. If you change the Description field, your changes only apply to the LEM user account,
not the Active Directory account. Click Save.
To create LEM console users from an Active Directory group:
Open your LEM console and authenticate to your LEM appliance. Configure the Directory Service Query
connector on your LEM appliance if you haven't already. For additional information, see How to Configure the
Directory Service Query Connector. Click the Build tab, and then select Users. Click the plus icon, and then
select Directory Service Group. Select the Organizational Unit to which the group you want to add belongs.
Select the group you want to add from the Available Groups column, and then click Select Group. Select a
LEM Role in the User Information form. Click View Role to see details about each role.
Note: If you want members of this group to have different LEM user roles, change their roles individually after
you complete this procedure. Enter a description for these users if you want. If you change the Description
field, your changes only apply to the LEM user accounts, not the Active Directory accounts. Click Save.
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