Group policies | PRA Pathfinder

What are Group policies?

Group policies define permissions and settings for groups of users, enabling administrators to standardize and streamline access control.

How are Group policies useful?

Group policies help ensure consistency in user permissions, simplify administrative tasks, and support secure and efficient management of user groups.

How do I access the Group Policies page?

1. Sign into app.beyondtrust.io.
   The BeyondTrust Home page displays.
2. From the main menu, click Privileged Remote Access > Users & Security.
   The User & Security page opens and the Users tab displays by default.
3. Click the Group Policies tab.
   The Group Policies tab displays.

The Group Policies page

4. Add: Adds a new group policy and change order of policy priority.

5. Filter: Search for group policies using the Name field.

6. Group Policies columns: The list of Group Policies columns.

   Group Policies columns

   • Name: Unique name of the group policy.

7. Group Policies list options: Copy, edit or delete a group policy.

Add a new policy

1. Sign into app.beyondtrust.io.
   The BeyondTrust Home page displays.
2. From the main menu, click Privileged Remote Access > Users & Security.
   The User & Security page opens and the Users tab displays by default.
3. Click the Group Policies tab.
   The Group Policies tab displays.
4. Click Add.
   The Add New Policy page displays.
5. For Policy Name, enter a unique name for the policy.
6. For the Available Members, select a member to assign and click Add to move them to the Policy Members list.
   You can use the Search box to find existing members. You can select users from your local system or select users or entire groups from configured security providers. If an attempt to add a user from a configured security provider is invalid, the synchronization log error message appears here as well as in the log.
7. Select the various group policy settings. See Group Policy settings.
8. Click Save.

Copy a policy

To expedite the creation of similar policies, you can copy a policy with identical settings. You can then edit this new policy to meet your specific requirements.

1. Sign into app.beyondtrust.io.
   The BeyondTrust Home page displays.
2. From the main menu, click Privileged Remote Access > Users & Security.
   The User & Security page opens and the Users tab displays by default.
3. Click the Group Policies tab.
   The Group Policies tab displays.
4. Find the group policy you want to duplicate, and click Copy .
5. The Add new policy page loads with the settings matching the original policy. Make any adjustments needed, then click Save.

Edit a policy

1. Sign into app.beyondtrust.io.
   The BeyondTrust Home page displays.
2. From the main menu, click Privileged Remote Access > Users & Security.
   The User & Security page opens and the Users tab displays by default.
3. Click the Group Policies tab.
   The Group Policies tab displays.
4. Find the group policy you want to edit, and click Edit .
5. The Edit policy page loads. Make any adjustments needed, then click Save.

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If you edit the group policy that is the default for the local provider, or has local administrator users, and remove administrator permissions, a warning message appears. Ensure other users have administrator permissions before proceeding.

Delete a policy

1. Sign into app.beyondtrust.io.
   The BeyondTrust Home page displays.
2. From the main menu, click Privileged Remote Access > Users & Security.
   The User & Security page opens and the Users tab displays by default.
3. Click the Group Policies tab.
   The Group Policies tab displays.
4. Find the group policy you want to remove, and click Delete .
5. When prompted, click Yes.