The Secured Users and Groups panel displays a list of all Users who have been granted access to one or more databases. The icon to the left indicates either a User (
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To secure a user or group, from the GlobalSearch toolbar, go to the User & Group Administration interface using one of the following methods:
In the Administration menu, select User Management.
In the Administration menu, in the vertical Administration menu, select Users & Security and click Go.
Select one or more users or groups from the list in the Unsecured Users and Groups section.
Grant access to at least one database.
In the Confirm Changes panel, click Apply Security. The selected user or group will be moved to the list in the Secured Users and Groups section.
Remember to deselect users after you apply your settings, otherwise you might accidentally change their security settings the next time you click Apply Security.
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Select one or more users or groups from the list in the Secured Users and Groups section.
Click Select None or click on individual permissions and rescind all permissions from the Database Permissions section.
In the Confirm Changes panel, click Apply Security.
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In addition to Windows Active Directory users and groups, in the GlobalSearch web client you can create Users and Groups that are internal. These are users that are local to the application, requiring no Windows credentials or Windows authentication. Internal users and groups are leverage by cloud customers without and any integration with 3rd party auth providers, by cloud or on premise customers who find it easier to allow the GlobalSearch administrator to manage accounts and access without involving IT, or for granting external users with no server or Active Directory account (such as vendors or customers) access to documents in GlobalSearch.
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