Administrator Guide

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
About this task
To manage local users and groups, connect to the FluidFS cluster by using the client VIP address in the address bar of Windows
Explorer. Log in with the administrator account and then connect to MMC.
Steps
1. Select Start → Run.
2. Type mmc and click OK. The Console 1 - [Console Root] window opens.
3. Select File → Add/Remove Snap-in.
4. Select Local Users and Groups and click Add.
5. In the Local Users and Groups window, select Another computer and type the FluidFS cluster name (as configured in the
DNS). Alternatively, you can use the client VIP.
6. Click Finish. The new local users and groups tree is displayed in the Console Root window.
7. Select Users or Groups.
8. Select a local user or group, and select an action from the Actions pane.
Managing Local Users
You can create local users that can access SMB shares and NFS exports, or that will become a FluidFS cluster administrator.
You might want to create local users in the following cases:
● You do not have remote users (AD/LDAP/NIS)
● Both SMB/NFS will be used, but you have a remote user repository (AD/LDAP/NIS) relevant for only one protocol and a
small number of users using the other protocol
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