Assigning a policy to a group

To apply policy settings to an entire group, you can assign a policy to the group. Assign an explicit policy or assign both an explicit policy and an organizational policy. An explicit policy combined with an organizational policy creates an effective policy for the group. You can use the Policy Synopsis tool to view how an effective policy affects the members of a group.

About this task

Prior to assigning policies to groups, familiarize yourself with all aspects of policies and how they are applied.

Procedure

1. From the HCL Domino® Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.
2. Choose Groups and select the group to which you are assigning a policy.
3. Choose Tools > Groups > Assign Policy.
4. Complete these fields:

   Table 1. Fields to Use When Assigning a Policy to a Group

   Field	Action
   Selected	Non-modifiable field. Displays the name of the selected directory and the server on which the directory resides.
   For:	Non-modifiable field. Displays the number of groups you have selected. This field is blank prior to finalizing the assignment of a policy.
   Users with an existing policy	Non-modifiable field. Displays the number of users in the selected groups who already have policies applied to them. Prior to finalizing the assignment of the policy, this field displays Unknown. After the policy is applied, this field displays a value.
   Policy	Choose an explicit policy from the list. If this field displays None Available, you have not created any explicit policies that can be applied to a group.
   Allow replacement of policies	Click this check box to allow policies that have already been applied to users in the selected groups to be replaced by the policy you are now assigning.
   View Policy Synopsis	Click this check box only if you also assigning an organizational policy to the selected groups. A policy synopsis is composed of an explicit policy and an organizational policy. The synopsis shows the net effect of the two policies. When you click this check box, the Choose Organizational Policy dialog box opens. Choose the Organizational policy that applies and click OK. The Policy Synopsis document appears.
   Perform updates in background	Click this check box to update in the background, the group settings according to what is specified in the policies. Performing all updates in the background allows you continue using the Domino® Administrator client while updates are being performed. Updates are done directly to the Domino® Directory without using the Administration Process.

5. Click OK.