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Managing Local Users
This section is intended for sites that use the PowerVault NX3500 system to
manage local users. If your site is configured with an external NIS/LDAP
database, you can skip this section.
After local users are configured, they can access the cluster even when an
external NIS is introduced.
For local users, access to the file system is determined by volumes, shares,
and exports.
To allow PowerVault NX3500 to use local user definitions:
1
Select
System Management
Authentication
Identity Management
Database
.
2
Select
Users are not defined in an external user database
.
3
For CIFS users, select
System Management
Protocols
CIFS
Configuration
.
4
In the
CIFS Protocol Configuration
page define the Authentication
mode to be
Authenticate users via local users database
.
5
To manage the
Local Users
list, select
System Management
Authentication
Local Users
.
Adding Local Users
To add local users:
1
With the
Local Users
page displayed, click
Add
in the
Action
bar.
The
General
tab of the Add User page is displayed. Enter the
required information.
2
Select the
Advanced
tab for additional and optional fields.
3
Click
Save Changes
to save the new local user information which is
displayed in the Local Users list.
NOTE: Click Revert to restore the previously saved properties.