Administrator Guide

Change the Secondary Local Groups to Which a Local User Is Assigned
Secondary groups determine Windows (SMB share) permissions.
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 a local user and click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
6. To add a secondary local group to assign the local user to:
a. In the Additional Groups area, click Add. The Select Group dialog box opens.
b. From the Domain drop-down list, select the domain to assign the local group to.
c. In the Group eld, type either the full name of the local group or the beginning of the local group name.
d. (Optional) Congure the remaining local group search options as needed. These options are described in the online help.
To change the maximum number of search results to return, select the maximum number of search results from the Max
Results drop-down list.
e. Click Search.
f. Select a local group from the search results.
g. Click OK.
7. To remove a secondary local group to which the local user is assigned, select the local group in the Additional Groups area and
click Remove.
8. Click OK.
Enable or Disable a Local User
Disabling a local user prevents the local user from accessing SMB shares and NFS exports.
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 a local user and click Edit Settings. The Edit Local User Settings dialog box opens.
6. Enable or disable the local user:
• To enable the local user, select the Allow Access Enabled checkbox.
• To disable the local user, clear the Allow Access Enabled checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Set the Password Policy for a Local User
When password expiration is enabled, local users are forced to change their passwords after the specied number of days.
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 a user in the Local Users area, and then click Edit Settigns. The Edit Local User Settings dialog box opens.
6. Enable or disable local user password expiration:
• To enable local user and administrator password expiration, clear the Password Never Expires checkbox.
• To disable local user and administrator password expiration, select the Password Never Expires checkbox.
7. If password expiration is enabled, in the Time for password expiration (days) eld, type the number of days after which the
password will expire.
8. Click OK.
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