Administrator Guide
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select Cluster Maintenance.
4. Click the Mail & Administrators tab.
5. In the Administrators panel, select an administrator and click Edit Settings. The Modify Mail Settings dialog box opens.
6. In the Email Address field, type an email address for the administrator.
7. Click OK.
Change an Administrator Password
You can change the password for a local administrator account only. The password for remote administrators is maintained in the external
database.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4. Click the Local Users and Groups tab.
5. Select an administrator and click Change Password. The Change Password dialog box opens.
6. In the Password field, type a password for the administrator.
7. In the Confirm Password field, retype the password for the administrator.
8. Click OK.
Delete an Administrator
Delete an administrator account when it is no longer used for FluidFS cluster management. The built-in Administrator account cannot be
deleted.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4. Click the Local Users and Groups tab.
5. Select an administrator and click Delete. The Delete dialog box opens.
6. Click OK.
Managing Local Users and Groups Using MMC
You can manage local users and groups using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) with the Local Users and Groups snap-in. To
gain administrative access to the cluster, log in to Windows as a member of Domain Admins or as a member of Administrators group on
the cluster.
Prerequisites
The following limitations apply when managing FluidFS local users and groups using MMC:
• Renaming users and groups is not supported.
• The primary group cannot be deleted from the membership list.
• A local group cannot be deleted if it contains member users.
• Saving the following fields of user accounts is not supported:
• User profile settings
• Home folder settings
• User must change password at next logon checkbox
• User cannot change password checkbox
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