Group Naming Conventions (2023)

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  Hi Steve,

  You could apply any naming strategy that works for your organization, as long as group names provide enough information to distinguish them from other groups. A common approach is to create a security group naming standard that organizes groups according to the business structure of your organization. In this way, group names are composed of labels that represent your company’s organization, such as division, department, team, and task.

  Here is an article regarding defining a security group naming, you could refer to it:
  

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  • Proposed as answer by Wendy Jiang Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:15 AM
  • Marked as answer by Mahdi Tehrani Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:12 AM

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  does my convention make sense? could someone provide some examples of how they name their groups so i can see if im on the right tracks?

  Well I follow a different approach. You need to find yourself an approach which meet your comfort as well. I have been in environments with no much security concerns where I used names like "THR-IT". In this example I Used "THR" for the city (in this case "Tehran") and "IT" for the department of the users in it. Also in some scenarios, security is a concern in which I mostly used codes instead of letters. Consider "01005-R" as an example in which 010 is used to point to "Dubai" and 05 as IT department and "R" as "Helpdesk Administrators".

  There are many other naming conventions out there but I believe you need to find the most appropriate one according to your needs and organizational policies .

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  • How to query members of 'Local Administrators' group in all computers?

  • Proposed as answer by Wendy Jiang Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:15 AM
  • Marked as answer by Mahdi Tehrani Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:12 AM

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  > does my convention make sense?

  Yes it does - if it works for you, it definitely does. Generally I agree

  with Mahdi that naming conventions are an individual thing for each

  organization. But you absolutely SHOULD have conventions and - of course

  :) - adhere to them.

  • Marked as answer by Mahdi Tehrani Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:12 AM

  Friday, January 8, 2016 12:56 PM

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  does my convention make sense? could someone provide some examples of how they name their groups so i can see if im on the right tracks?

  Well I follow a different approach. You need to find yourself an approach which meet your comfort as well. I have been in environments with no much security concerns where I used names like "THR-IT". In this example I Used "THR" for the city (in this case "Tehran") and "IT" for the department of the users in it. Also in some scenarios, security is a concern in which I mostly used codes instead of letters. Consider "01005-R" as an example in which 010 is used to point to "Dubai" and 05 as IT department and "R" as "Helpdesk Administrators".

  There are many other naming conventions out there but I believe you need to find the most appropriate one according to your needs and organizational policies .

  Mahdi Tehrani | | www.mahditehrani.ir
  Please click on Propose As Answer or to mark this post as and helpful for other people.
  This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.

  • How to query members of 'Local Administrators' group in all computers?

  • Proposed as answer by Wendy Jiang Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:15 AM
  • Marked as answer by Mahdi Tehrani Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:12 AM

  Thursday, January 7, 2016 4:46 PM

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  > does my convention make sense?

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  Yes it does - if it works for you, it definitely does. Generally I agree

  with Mahdi that naming conventions are an individual thing for each

  organization. But you absolutely SHOULD have conventions and - of course

  :) - adhere to them.

  • Marked as answer by Mahdi Tehrani Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:12 AM

  Friday, January 8, 2016 12:56 PM

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  I understand what you're both saying, but at the moment I am not sure if this will work for me or not. the existing structure really has no conventions whatsoever, barely any groups and hundreds of users. I was hoping for a few examples for names of groups which you guys put on folder ACLS, or belong to local server groups, or group people in for management purposes, access to remoteapps etc just to see if I am on the right tracks and spark some ideas for myself if possible.

  thanks

  Steve

  Friday, January 8, 2016 6:34 PM

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  Hi Steve,

  You could apply any naming strategy that works for your organization, as long as group names provide enough information to distinguish them from other groups. A common approach is to create a security group naming standard that organizes groups according to the business structure of your organization. In this way, group names are composed of labels that represent your company’s organization, such as division, department, team, and task.

  Here is an article regarding defining a security group naming, you could refer to it:
  

  Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and un-mark them if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com.

  • Proposed as answer by Wendy Jiang Wednesday, January 13, 2016 8:15 AM
  • Marked as answer by Mahdi Tehrani Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:12 AM

  Monday, January 11, 2016 8:26 AM