Administrator Guide

Disable LDAP Authentication
Disable LDAP authentication if you no longer need the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the directory service.
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 Directory Services tab.
5. Click Edit Settings in the NFS User Repository section. The Edit External User Database dialog box opens.
6. Select None.
7. Click OK.
Managing NIS
In environments that use Network Information Service (NIS), you can congure the FluidFS cluster to authenticate clients using NIS
for access to NFS exports.
Enable or Disable NIS Authentication
Congure the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the NIS directory service. Adding multiple NIS servers ensures continued
authentication of users in the event of a NIS server failure. If the FluidFS cluster cannot establish contact with the preferred server,
it will attempt to connect to the remaining servers in order.
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 Directory Services tab.
5. Click Edit Settings in the NFS User Repository section. The Edit External User Database dialog box opens.
6. Enable or disable NIS:
• To disable NIS, select the None checkbox.
• To enable NIS, select the NIS checkbox.
7. In the NIS Domain Name eld, type a NIS domain name.
8. In the NIS Servers text eld, type the host name or IP address of a NIS server and click Add. Repeat this step for any additional
NIS servers.
9. NIS servers are listed in descending order of preference:
• To increase the order of preference for a NIS server, select a NIS server and click Up.
• To decrease the order of preference for a NIS server, select a NIS server and click Down.
10. Click OK.
Change the NIS Domain Name
The NIS domain name species which domain to query in the NIS directory service.
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 Directory Services tab.
5. Click Edit Settings in the NFS User Repository section. The Edit External User Database dialog box opens.
6. In the NIS Domain Name eld, type a NIS domain name.
7. Click OK.
FluidFS Account Management and Authentication
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