Importing an existing organizational structure
| Article:HOWTO27457 | | | Created: 2010-01-08 | | | Updated: 2010-01-20 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO27457 |
Importing an existing organizational structure
You can import and synchronize information about user accounts and computer accounts from an Active Directory server or an LDAP directory server. You can import group structures, or Organizational Units (OUs). Symantec Endpoint Protection can then automatically synchronize the groups on the Clients tab with those on the directory server.
You cannot use the Clients tab to manage these groups after you import them. You cannot add, delete, or move groups within an imported OU.
You can assign security policies to the imported OU. You can also copy users from an imported organizational unit to other groups that are listed in the View Clients pane. The policy that was assigned to a group before the group was imported has priority. A user account can exist in both the OU and in an outside group. The policy that was applied to the outside group has priority.
Table: Tasks for importing Organizational Units
Task | Description |
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Plan for importing Organizational Units | You can plan how you want the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to automatically synchronize users, computers, and the entire group structure in an OU from an Active Directory or LDAP server. |
Add a directory server | You cannot filter the users from an Active Directory server before you import data. With LDAP servers, you can filter the users before you import data. Therefore you may want to add an Active Directory server that has LDAP compatibility as an LDAP server if you need to filter the data. |
Synchronize information about user accounts and computer accounts between directory servers and a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager | You can import and synchronize information about user accounts and computer accounts between directory servers and Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. See Synchronizing user accounts between directory servers and a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. |
Search for users on an LDAP directory server | When you import information about users to the management server, you need to search for users on an LDAP server. |
Import users from an LDAP directory server search results list | You can import users from an LDAP server search results list. See Importing users from an LDAP directory server search results list. |
Import organizational units from an Active Directory server or an LDAP directory server | You can import OUs from an Active Directory server or an LDAP directory server. See Importing organizational units from an active or LDAP directory server. |
Import user account and computer account information from an LDAP server | You can import user account and computer account information from an LDAP server. See About importing user and computer account information from an LDAP directory server. |
Synchronize Organizational Units | You can synchronize OUs. |
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