Modifying Group Attributes

Using the Management Console, you can modify a Scalix group in several ways, including changing its name, changing its address, or adding a group address.

This is a two-step process:

• Open the group's record in the Management Console. There are several ways to do this.
• Make the changes

Scanning the entire group list

To open the group list (that lists all groups recorded in the Scalix system) and scan the contents for the relevant record.

1. In the toolbar, click the Groups button.
2. In the contents pane, select a group for review.
3. Perform any of the group management tasks described below.

Scanning the group list by mail node

If you prefer, you can scan email nodes for node-specific groups.

To scan for groups by node:

1. In the toolbar, click the Server Info button.
2. In the contents pane, select the “post office letter bin” by the node whose users you want to review.
3. When the node's options appear in the display pane to the right, click the Groups tab. The tab lists all node-specific groups.
4. Select the group you want to modify.
5. When the group's options appear in the display pane, perform any of the group management tasks described below.

Changing the name of an existing group

To change the name of a group:

1. In the toolbar, click the Group button.
2. In the contenst pane, select the group you want to change.
3. When options for that group appear in the display pane to the right, delete the text in the Group Name field and enter a replacement name.
4. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

Modifying the group address

To modify the email address used by the group:

1. In the toolbar, click the Group button.
2. In the contents pane, select the group you want to change.
3. When the options for that group appear in the display pane to the right, modify the alias and domain values as required.
4. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

Adding a group address

To add a second email address to be used by the group:

1. In the toolbar, click the Group button.
2. In the contents pane, select the group you want to change.
3. Click the General tab.
4. In the Internet Mail options, click Add Address.
5. When a new data row appears below the current email address, enter an alias for the group. (This typically matches the Group Name.)
6. Enter a valid domain, if other than the default.
7. Use the up and down arrows to shuffle the new address within the group's address list. The address at the top of the list will be the default address that the system uses.
8. Click the now-active Save Changes button at the bottom of the display pane.

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