The Windows Guests group will now be linked to PDM users. To add an existing Windows group/user, you must spell the exact name of that group to use the Add button below. In the following window, you will see the default Windows groups that are linked to PDM. Go back to the Login tab and choose the Settings button. Adding a Windows group/user to the Attach access will allow users to log in only, they cannot create or remove vaults. All users should NOT have this capability. To give users access to connect their clients to the vault, go to the Security tab.Īdding a Windows group/user to the Administrative access will allow users to log in, create, and remove vaults. We will be cover how to create a PDM login later in this article. The Allow SOLIDWORKS PDM login will give the option of using both the Windows login and a PDM user login. The Automatic login option will log the user in the vault using the Windows username and password. The two options Automatic login and Allow SOLIDWORKS PDM login can be used as needed. Select Windows login under the Default Login Type. Open the Archive Server Configuration tool. Next, you need to set the Archive Server Configuration Tool to use the Windows Login. Windows Login requires the server computer to have an existing Windows group with all PDM users, this would be set up by your IT. Adding Windows Users (For SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only) This article will cover adding a user to a SOLIDWORKS PDM vault via Windows login and PDM login. LDAP (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only).Windows (SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional only).Each vault will have a set of users who can be unique to that vault or also exist as users in other vaults.

SOLIDWORKS PDM users must be created in order for individuals to be able to access and navigate in a PDM vault.

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