View Members in a Group
Note: Instructions to Add or Remove members from a group are located further down the page.
- Go to the Start menu.
- In the Search bar, type“cmd”. Press “Enter” and the following screen will display:
- Type after the prompt: net group<space>groupname<space>/domainFor example: net group cis.g /domainNote: It is important to have spaces exactly as shown in the example above.The list of the members of a group will be displayed.
Add/Remove Members from a Group
Follow the instructions above to view a list of members in a group.
- To add a member to an existing group, type after the prompt:
net<space>group<space>group name<space>/add<space>macid<space>/domainFor example: net group cis.g /add podvore /domainNote: It is important to have spaces exactly as shown in the example above.The following screen should display after you press ”Enter“.
- To remove a member from an existing group, type after the prompt:
net<space>group<space>group name<space>/delete<space>macid<space>/domainFor example: net group cis.g /delete podvore /domainNote: It is important to have spaces exactly as shown in the example above.The following screen should display after you press ”Enter“.
Managing Access
Delete Access for Users/Groups
- Open Windows Explorer and select your shared drive.
- Select the folder from which you will be deleting the user or group by right-clicking it, and then select ”Properties“.
- From the ”Properties“ window, select the ”Security“ tab and click “Edit”.
- Select the name of the user/group you are removing and click ”Remove“, then click ”Apply“ when the button is enabled.
- If you have completed removing users/groups from the folder, click “OK”. If you are removing additional users/groups from this folder, return to step 1.
Add Access for Users/Groups
- Open Windows Explorer and select your shared drive.
- Select the folder to which you will be adding the user or group by right-clicking it, and then select ”Properties“.
- From the ”Properties“ windows, select the ”Security“ tab and click ”Edit“. Click ”Add“.
- Type the username(s)/MAC ID in the textbox and click OK. If you have more than one username, separate each name by a semicolon. Click ”OK“ when done.
Managing Permissions
View Permissions
- Open Windows Explorer and select your shared drive.
- Right-click on the specific folder (or file).
- Select ”Properties“ from the menu.
- From the ”Properties“ window, select the ”Security“ tab
- Select the user/group name from the ”Group or user names“ list The permissions for the user/group will be shown.
Add/Modify Permissions
- Click the ”Edit“ button to modify permissions.
- Modify permissions by placing check marks in the appropriate row(s). Refer to Appendix A for Permissions Description.
- Click ”OK“ or ”Apply“.
Mapping the Drive
How to Map a File Sharing Drive on a Mac - Map File Sharing on a Mac
1. In the Finder go to GO and select Connect to Server.
2. Type in smb://ads.mcmaster.ca/departments
3. Click Connect
4. Under Name enter your MACID and password and click Connect
5. You are now mapped to the Shared File System Drive
Please Note: If you check off Remember this password in my keychain it will automatically remap you on restart
How to Map a File Sharing Drive on Windows 10 - Map File Sharing on Windows 10
1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E.
2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, right click on ‘This PC, or click on the Computer tab, and select Map network drive.
3. Under Folder type in \\ads.mcmaster.ca\departments
4. Check Off Reconnect at logon
5. Click Finish
6. You are now mapped to your Shared File System Drive
How to Map a File Sharing Drive on Windows 11 - Map File Sharing on Windows 11
1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E.
2. Select This PC from the left pane. Right click on ‘This PC’, or click three dots in File Explorer ribbon, and select Map network drive.
3. Under Folder type in \\ads.mcmaster.ca\departments
4. Check Off Reconnect at logon
5. Click Finish
6. You are now mapped to your Shared File System Drive
Frequently Asked Questions
Your computer is not on the domain. Please contact UTS Service Desk from our Contact Us Page.
You do not have the proper rights. The designate (as advised to us by your Manager/Director/Chair) has been given the rights to make any changes and complete the remediation through the share control group. If the designate has changed, please let us know so that we can have you added to the share control group.
Yes. The current designate can add another person to the share control group by using the DOS command to add a member to a group:
- net group g.yourgroupname_share_control /add /domain
The second part of the remediation process is to review and update the permissions on all of the folders on your network shares. To facilitate the remediation for you, we provided a list of all of the folders as well as a list of all of the shares to which the group(s) you are remediating is/are assigned. The reports were taken at a specific point in time and folders have most likely changed. You can look on your computer to view the current shares and folders.
Individuals may have been granted access to folders outside of group memberships, particularly to folders with confidential or sensitive information. In order to manage permissions effectively and troubleshoot future access control problems, it is recommended that you provide access to shares/folders through group membership. If you require a new group to be created, please submit your request via IPACs on our Contact Us page.
The remediation was mandated by Internal Audit following the audit in December 2014. Individuals were found to have access to network shares who were no longer with the University or who had inappropriate access because they had retired or moved on to other areas in the University.
No. The rights, privileges, and permissions of user accounts and group memberships are specific to the Windows operating system. You will have to sign-on to a Windows computer to complete the remediation.