Importing groups and users

Users with the home administrator privileges can import the groups and users by using the menu option in the user interface. A list of previously exported data is available to select from. The local and active directory users and groups are imported by default. You can choose not to import the active directory users based on your requirement.

Procedure

Note: Only users with home administrator privileges can import groups and users data.

  1. Log in as a home administrator.
  2. Go the Administration menu and select the Import Groups & Users option.
    Import users and groups using the menu option
    The Import Groups & Users dialog box is displayed.
  3. A list of existing folder names with the previously exported data is displayed. There is a Download link besides each folder to download the ZIP file. Select the folder that you want to import and then click Import.

    You can also check the available folders in the following path in the installation location to ensure that you are importing the correct data: <install folder>\liveRoomServer\ExportImportScripts\data\home\<tagname>.

  4. The active directory users, if any, are imported by default. Clear the Import Active Directory Users check box if you do not want to import the active directory users along with the local users.
    Select the data folder that you want to import
  5. Once the import is complete, a message is displayed stating the import is completed successfully. Click Restart Server button to refresh the server with the latest users and groups information. Along with the message, there is a download link too. Click the download link adjacent to the data folders to download the ZIP file. The ZIP file is downloaded in your local instance.
    Import operation successful message.