Add a user to a windows operating system group

When the AVEVA Historian is installed, default Windows security groups are created on the server computer and are automatically configured to be members of the database roles with the same names.

You must be an administrator to add a user to a group.

If Windows authentication mode is used with SQL Server, you can simply add Windows users to these groups. For example, you can add an Active Directory group to the aaUsers group and all members will be able to query the Historian Runtime database; you don't also need to add them to the login/role within SQL Server.

Note: You can also use the configurator to manage this. For more information, see Manage users and roles using the configurator.

Access to the oData/REST interface is accomplished using Windows groups, not through SQL Server.

To add a user to a group

1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management. The Computer Management console appears.

   

2. Expand System Tools, expand Local Users and Groups, and then click Groups.

3. In the details pane, right-click the name of the Historian group to which you want to add a user.

4. In the shortcut menu that appears, click Add to Group. The <Group Name> Properties dialog box appears.

   

5. Click Add. The Select Users or Groups dialog box appears.

   

6. Select the users or other groups to add to the Historian group.

7. Click Add.

8. Click OK. The <Group Name> Properties dialog box appears, showing the new users or groups in the Members window.

9. Click OK.