Administrator Guide

4. In the Password eld, type a new password for the local user. The password must be at least seven characters long and contain
three of the following elements: a lowercase character, an uppercase character, a digit, or a special character (such as +, ?, or
∗).
5. In the Conrm Password eld, retype the password for the local user.
6. Click OK.
Delete a Local User
Delete a local user account when the user no longer needs to access SMB shares and NFS exports, or manage the FluidFS cluster
(in the case of an administrator based on a local user).
Prerequisite
If the local user has an associated administrator account, you must delete the administrator account before deleting the local user
account.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab, expand Environment and select Authentication.
3. In the right pane, click the Local Users and Groups tab.
4. Select a local user and click Delete. The Delete dialog box appears.
5. Click OK.
Managing Local Groups
Create local groups to apply quota rules to multiple users. You can assign local users, remote users, remote user groups, and external
computers to one or more local groups. The primary group to which a user belongs determines the quota for the user.
View Local Groups
View the current local groups.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab, expand Environment and select Authentication.
3. In the right pane, click the Local Users and Groups tab. The local groups are displayed in the Local User Groups list.
Add a Local Group
Add a local group containing local users, remote users, or remote user groups.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab, expand Environment and select Authentication.
3. In the right pane, click the Local Users and Groups tab and click Create Local Group. The Create Local Group dialog box
appears.
4. In the Group Name eld, type a name for the local group.
5. In the Local Users area, select the local users that should be assigned to the local group.
a. Click Add. The Select User dialog box appears.
b. From the Domain drop-down menu, select the domain to which the local user is assigned.
c. In the User eld, type either the full name of the local user or the beginning of the local user name.
d. (Optional) Congure the remaining local user 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 menu.
e. Click Search.
f. Select a local user from the search results.
g. Click OK.
6. In the External Users area, select the individual remote users that should be assigned to the local group.
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