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You can use the steps provided here to add members to the administrative group using Web Administration Tool.

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To add a member to the administrative group, expand the Server administration category in the navigation area and click Manage administrative group. Next, on the Manage administrative group panel, click Add.

On the Add administrative group member panel:
  1. Enter the member's administrator DN (this must be a valid DN syntax).
  2. Enter the member's password. See Setting the administration password and lockout policy for information about administration password security restrictions.
  3. Enter the member's password again to confirm it.
  4. Optionally, enter the member's Digest-MD5 user name .
  5. Optionally, enter the member's Kerberos ID. The Kerberos ID must be in either ibm-kn or ibm-KerberosName format. The values are case insensitive, for example, ibm-kn=root@TEST.AUSTIN.IBM.COM is equivalent to ibm-kn=ROOT@TEST.AUSTIN.IBM.COM.Note: This field is only available for the AIX® and Windows™ platforms. It is displayed only, if the kerberos supported capabilities OID (1.3.18.0.2.32.30) is found on the server.
  6. Under the Administrative role section, select the Define roles for admin group member check box.
  7. Select the available administrative roles from the Available administrative role box and click Add.
  8. Click OK.
Note: The Digest-MD5 user name is case sensitive.
Repeat this procedure for each member you want to add to the administrative group.
The member administrator DN, Digest-MD5 username, if specified, and Kerberos ID, if specified, are displayed in the Administrative group members list box.
Note: Kerberos support is only available for the AIX and Windows platforms. The Kerberos ID column in the is displayed in the Administrative group members list box only, if the kerberos supported capabilities OID (1.3.18.0.2.32.30) is found on the server.