Administrator Guide

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
When prompted to authenticate to access an SMB share, local users must use the following format for the user name: client_vip_or_name
\local_user_name.
Add a Local User
Add a local user account.
Prerequisite
The local group to which the local user will be assigned must have been created already.
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 In the Local Users pane, click Create . The Create Local User dialog box opens.
6 In the Local User eld, type a name for the local user. The user name can contain only the following characters: letters, numbers,
underscores, hyphens, spaces, and periods. Also, a period cannot be used as the last character.
7 From the Primary Local Group drop-down list, select the primary group to which the local user is assigned.
8 In the Password eld, type a password for the local user.
9 In the Conrm Password eld, retype the password for the local user.
10 (Optional) Congure the remaining local user attributes as needed. These options are described in the online help.
• To enable the local user, select the Allow Access Enabled checkbox.
• To add or remove secondary groups for the local user, use the Add and Remove buttons.
• To choose a User ID, uncheck the Automatically Generate User ID box, and enter a value in the User ID eld. This value should be
between 1001 and 100,000.
11 Click OK.
Change the Primary Local Group to Which a Local User Is Assigned
The primary group to which a local user belongs determines the quota for the user.
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 From the Primary Local Group drop-down list, select the group to assign the local user to.
7 Click OK.
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