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Adding Accounts to or Removing Accounts from Groups in Your Organizational Unit in Central Services
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Question:
How do I add accounts to or remove accounts from groups I have created in my OU in Central Services?
Answer:
Note: You must be the administrator of your OU in Central Services in order to add accounts to or remove accounts from your groups.
  • Add an account to a group:
    1. Start Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
      Notes:
      • This was sent to you via e-mail upon creation of your Central Services OU.
      • The MMC icon looks like a hammer and is labeled with your department name.
      • When the console loads, there will be two panes. The pane on the left contains a tree view directory for your OU, and the right pane contains the computer, user, or group accounts in your OU.
    2. Double-click the group to which you want to add a user account.
    3. Select the Members tab.
    4. Click the Add button.
    5. Access and select the domain.
      1. Access the location list.
        • In Windows XP, click the Location button.
        • In Windows 2000, click the Look In drop-down list.
      2. Select the domain.
        • If you are adding a Hokies account, select w2k.vt.edu.
        • If you are adding a Central Services account, select cntrlsrvs.w2k.vt.edu.
    6. Click OK.
    7. In the text box at the bottom, type the user account name(s):
      Note: To add multiple accounts at the same time, separate each user account name with a semi-colon (;).
      • For Hokies accounts, type: [Hokies ID]
        Note: Replace [Hokies ID] with the person's Hokies user account name.
      • For Central Services accounts, type the user account name.
        Note: Typically, the user account name will be the person's Virginia Tech PID.
    8. Click OK.
    9. In the [Group] Properties window, click OK.
      Notes:
      • [Group] will contain the name of your particular group.
      • You should now see the user account listed in the Members section.
  • Remove an account from a group:
    1. Start Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
      Notes:
      • This was sent to you via e-mail upon creation of your Central Services OU.
      • The MMC icon looks like a hammer and is labeled with your department name.
      • When the console loads, there will be two panes. The pane on the left contains a tree view directory for your OU, and the right pane contains the computer, user, or group accounts in your OU.
    2. Double-click the group from which you want to remove a user account.
    3. Select the Members tab.
    4. Select the user account you want to remove.
    5. Click the Remove button.
    6. Click the Yes button.
    7. Click OK.
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