how do I add a user to TFS Licensed user group?

Question

I can't seem to add a user to the licensed user group in TFS 2010. Everything online says to open up Visual Studio, connect to the server, then drop down team, click Team Foundation Server Settings, and then Groups.

I can get that far, but then it says to click on the Licensed Users Group, and I don't have that group in my list.

I don't think this should even work really though, because I believe those directions are for TFS 2008 not 2010.

We've got TFS 2010 installed, and on my development PC I'm using VS 2008, and we have another PC in the office using VS 2010 so I can connect to it either way. I also have full rights to the 2008 server that the TFS is actually installed on, but cannot seem to find the licensed user group anywhere.

Answer 1

Are your instructions from Microsoft or an internal document? I've never seen the Licensed Users Group in TFS. Instead, we add our users to [SERVER]\Team Foundation Valid Users when they are licensed.

In Visual Studio 2010, first ensure that you are connected to the Team Foundation Server. Then, under the Team menu, select Team Project Collection Settings then Group Membership. This will bring up a dialog box that shows all of the valid groups. Find the one that is called [SERVER]\Team Foundation Valid Users and click on Properties.

In the secondary window that pops up, select Windows User or Group and click Add.

Alternatively, create an Active Directory group that represents your authorized users, and add that group to the Team Foundation Valid Users TFS group. This way, when you add new users, you can have your network administration simply add the licensed user to that Active Directory group and they'll automatically be included in the Valid Users.