Active Administrator 8.6 - User Guide

Viewing native permissions

Viewing native permissions

The Native Permissions area displays the permissions for the selected user, computer, or organization unit. You can sort the columns in ascending or descending order.

Topics 

•	Setting the owner

•	Managing native permissions

•	Removing propagation

To view native permissions

1	Click Security & Delegation | Security.

2	Select a domain controller, if necessary.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Select a container or object.

4	Drill down to the desired object to view the permissions in the Native Permissions area.

You can set the owner, manage the displayed permissions, and disallow propagation.

Setting the owner

Setting the owner

To set the owner

1	Click Security & Delegation | Security.

2	Select a domain controller, if necessary.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Select a container or object.

4	Drill down to the desired object to view the permissions in the Native Permissions area.

5	Click Set Owner.

6	Browse to select a new owner.

7	Choose to recurse across subfolders, if desired.

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Click OK.

Managing native permissions

Managing native permissions

You can show or hide inherited and default permissions on the display, view properties on a selected account, modify permissions, or delete permissions.

To manage native permissions

1	Click Security & Delegation | Security.

2	Select a domain controller, if necessary.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Select a container or object.

4	Drill down to the desired object to view the permissions in the Native Permissions area.

5	Use the Permissions menu to manage native permissions.

 

Table 12. Native permissions menu

Option	Description
Hide Inherited Show Inherited	Hide or show inherited permissions in the list.
Hide Defaults Show Defaults	Hide or show default permissions in the list.
View Account Properties	Open the properties for the selected account.
Modify Permissions	Open the security tab of the properties for the selected account.
Delete Permissions	Delete the selected permissions.
Create Active Template	Create a new Active Template. See Creating an Active Template.

See Viewing native permissions.

Removing propagation

Removing propagation

IMPORTANT: Removing the inherited permissions from an object may also remove permissions from child objects.

To remove inheritable permission propagation

1	Click Security & Delegation | Security.

2	Select a domain controller, if necessary.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Select a container or object.

4	Drill down to the desired object to view the permissions in the Native Permissions area.

5	In the Native Permissions area, clear the Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object check box.

6	Choose an option.

▪	To copy previously inherited permissions to the object, click Copy.

▪	To remove the inherited permissions and keep only the explicit permissions on the object, click Remove.

To re-establish propagation

•	In the Native Permissions area, select the Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object check box.