Assigning the administrator roles and privileges to Active Directory groups

Last published : Jun 07, 2026
By default, all Active Directory groups are automatically assigned the None role. If required, you can assign the built-in or custom roles to Active Directory groups.
To assign administrator roles and privileges to Active Directory groups
  1. In the left navigation pane, select Role Management>Assign Active Directory Groups.
  2. Search for the user account to which you want to assign the administrator role.
The Role Change page appears. To search for the required user account, you can use any of the following methods. The filtered options appears automatically.
  • Quick search: Enter the user name or email of the user account in the search field, and click the** Search** icon.
  • Advanced search: In the corresponding fields, enter the email, name, or role, and click** Apply**.
  • Role-based search: Select a role in the** Roles** section. User accounts with that role will be filtered.
  1. In the Role drop-down, select theAdministrator role. Then, select the appropriate administrative roles as shown in the sample image below.
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  2. In the Privilege field, select theMonitor All Accounts check box.
Administrators can control the visibility of monitored accounts in Arctera eDiscovery and Arctera Personal Archive. The following options are selected by default.
Personal Archive This option is displayed if your organization
has subscribed to Arctera Personal Archive service.
Select this option if you want the Active Directory group users to monitor archive accounts in Arctera Personal Archive.
Clear this option if you do not want the Active Directory group users to monitor archive accounts in
Arctera Personal Archive.
eDiscovery This option is displayed if your organization
has subscribed to Arctera eDiscovery service.
Select this option if you want the Active Directory group users to monitor archive accounts in Arctera eDiscovery.
Clear this option if you do not want the Active Directory group users to monitor archive accounts in
Arctera eDiscovery.
  1. Select one or more required roles from Built-in andCustom roles.
  2. Click Save.