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7-6 Dell PowerVault 720N, 740N, and 760N Users Guide
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In this procedure, you edit the
passwd
file from a Windows NT or Windows 9
x
work-
station or a UNIX/NFS client using a text editor. The format for entries in the
passwd
file is as follows:
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To add entries to the
passwd
file, perform the following steps:
1. In a text editor, open the
passwd
file from the
/etc
directory of the default filer
volume.
2. Add an entry for each user who needs to access files.
Leave the password and default shell fields empty. The filer does not use them
when users are authenticated by a Windows NT domain controller or NIS.
3. Save the file and exit the text editor.
4. Continue with "Adding Entries to the group File."
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In this procedure, you edit the
group
file from either a Windows NT or Windows 9
x
workstation or a UNIX/NFS client using a text editor. This enables you to add users to
a specific group that has rights to access the filer.
The format for entries in the group file is as follows:
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This procedure assumes that you already connected to the root filer volume using the
instructions in one of the following sections:
"Accessing passwd and group Files From Windows NT and Windows 9
x
Workstations"
"Accessing passwd and group Files From UNIX/NFS Clients"