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title: "Add/Remove Users for Access to On-Site File Storage"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/27065745421/Add%2FRemove%20Users%20for%20Access%20to%20On-Site%20File%20Storage"
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> ℹ️ To perform this task, you must have a NetID admin account and be a member of the Share Admins group for the respective file share

**Installing Remote Server Administration Tools in Windows 11**

1. Launch the Windows 11 **Settings** app.
2. Select **System** from the left pane.
3. Choose **Optional features**.
4. At the top, click **View Features**
5. Type **RSAT**
6. Check the box next to **RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Service Tools**
7. Then click **Install**
8. Once the install is complete, please restart your machine to complete the install.

 

**Connecting to AD:**

1. Open the Start Menu and search for **Active Directory Users and Computers**.
2. Select **Pin to Taskbar**
3. From the Taskbar, hold Shift and Right-Click on the **Active Directory Users and Computers** icon and click **Run as Different User**
4. In the Credential prompt, enter your credentials in the form, [netidadmin@ad.uconn.edu](mailto:netidadmin@ad.uconn.edu) and your NetIDadmin Password. Replacing netidadmin with your actual NetIDadmin Account.
5. If you received an error, click **OK **and ADUC will open.
6. At the top of the window, click **Actions** and **Change Domain **and in the textbox enter **[grove.ad.uconn.edu](http://grove.ad.uconn.edu)** and click **OK**

 

**Modifying the Group Membership:**

1. Right click on **[grove.ad.uconn.edu](http://grove.ad.uconn.edu)** and click **Find**
2. In the Find Window, make sure the window appears as shown
3. In the **Name **field, enter the name of the Group:
  1. For the Q: drive, enter: **EFS_Q_MOD_SHARENAME**
  2. For the R: drive, enter: **EFS_R_MOD_SHARENAME**
  3. Replace **SHARENAME** with the name of the file share:  
e.g. EFS_Q_MOD_ITS_Scan_Test
4. Double-click on the group and then click the Members Tab
5. To Add a member, click **Add **and enter the NetID of the user to add.
6. To Remove a member, select the user’s NetID from the list and click **Remove**.