Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

To celebrate FabCon Vienna, we are offering 50% off select exams. Ends October 3rd. Request your discount now.

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Unable to add a 'Group' under Security Role

Hi Folks,

 

I logged in as PBI Server Admin to the web portal . We had an Active Directory Security Group in the domain.

But when trying to assign the group (domin\groupname) to access a PBI Report, I am getting the following error

The user or group name 'domain\groupname' is not recognized. I even tried restarting the PBI Server but no luck.

Assigning the report to individual users is happening without any trouble.

 

Any kind of information is very much appreciated

3 REPLIES 3
EAWright
Frequent Visitor

I am having the same problem with my install of PBIRS.

I tried selecting role(s) first and then searching and I keep getting the same error.  I can add individual users from the group I am trying to add but that is not an ideal solution with over 50 individual users to manage. 

Anonymous
Not applicable

I am having exactly the same issue.

The server hosting the on-Premise report server is part of the parent domain.

The group I am trying to assign is part of a trusted domain.

 

Would there be any log files on the report server \ IIS relating to the error thrown?

RomainCCIAG38
New Member

Hi,

 

First you have to select a role to attribute and then you write your AD group or users in the search box and it's work.

 

Regards

Helpful resources

Announcements
September Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - September 2025

Check out the September 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

August 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - August 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.