Administrator Guide

• Password Renew Rate (Days): Number of days before the keytab is regenerated. The default value is 0, which equates to a
password renew rate of 14 days.
12 Click Next.
The Join Domain page opens.
13 Type the user name and password of a domain administrator.
14 Click Next.
The Summary page opens.
15 If you want to change any setting, click Back to return to the previous page.
16 Click Finish.
17 Click OK.
Managing Directory Service Users
Directory service users can be individually granted access to a Storage Center.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Grant Access to a Directory User
Grant access to a directory user to allow the user to log in to the Storage Center using his or her directory credentials.
Prerequisite
• The Storage Center must be congured to authenticate users with an external directory service.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3 Click the Users and User Groups tab.
4 On the Directory Users subtab, click Actions > Grant Access to Directory User.
The Grant Access to Directory User dialog box opens.
5 In the User Principal Name eld, type the directory user name assigned to the user. The following formats are supported:
• username@domain
• domain\username
6 In the Distinguished Name eld, type the distinguished name for the user.
Example: CN=Firstname Lastname,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com
7 From the Privilege drop-down menu, select the privilege level to assign to the user.
• Administrator: When selected, the user has full access to the Storage Center.
• Volume Manager: When selected, the user has read and write access to the folders associated with the assigned user groups.
• Reporter: When selected, the user has read-only access to the folders associated with the assigned user groups.
8 From the Session Timeout drop-down menu, select the maximum length of time that the user can be idle while logged in to the
Storage Center before the connection is terminated.
9 (Volume Manager and Reporter only) Add one or more local user groups to the user.
a In the Local User Groups area, click Change.
The Select Local User Groups dialog box opens.
b (Optional) To create a new local user group, click Create Local User Group , then complete the Create Local User Group
wizard. For user interface reference information, click Help.
c Select the checkbox for each local user group you want to associate with the user.
d Click OK.
The Select Local User Groups dialog box closes.
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