Mapping MTS Roles to Users and Groups

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

When you install and deploy your application, you must map Windows NT users and groups to any existing roles. Roles determine user access for components and interfaces.

To assign users to roles:

1. In the left pane of the Explorer, select the package that contains the component to which you want to assign roles.
2. Open the Roles folder.
3. Double-click the role to which you want to assign users.
4. Open the Users folder.
5. On the Action menu, click New. You can also select the Users folder and click the Create new object button, or right-click the Users folder and select New and then Users.
6. In the dialog box that appears, add user names or groups to the role. You can use the Show Users and Search buttons to locate a user account.
7. Click OK.

Note To add a user to a role on a Windows 98 computer, you must configure the Windows 98 machine for user-level access control. Open the Windows 98 control panel and click the Network option. Choose the Access Control tab and select "User level access control". For more information about this setting, see the Windows 98 documentation.

See Also

Adding a New MTS Role, Enabling MTS Package Security, Setting MTS Package Identity, Roles Folder, Users Folder, Managing Users for MTS Roles