Administrator Guide

NOTE:
• Local and external users can be used simultaneously.
• If you congure Active Directory and either NIS or LDAP, you can set up mappings between the Windows users in Active Directory
and the UNIX and Linux users in LDAP or NIS to allow one set of credentials to be used for both types of data access.
Default Administrative Accounts
The FluidFS cluster has the following built-in administrative accounts, each of which serves a particular purpose.
Login Name Purpose SSH Access
Enabled by
Default
SSH
Access
Allowed
VGA Console
Access
Enabled by
Default
VGA Console
Access
Allowed
Default Password
Administrator FluidFS cluster
management (not a
UNIX or Linux user)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Stor@ge!
support FluidFS cluster
troubleshooting
(regular UNIX or Linux
user)
No Yes No Yes None (must be set
by Administrator)
enableescalationaccess Enable escalation
account
No No Yes Yes
escalation FluidFS cluster
troubleshooting when
unable to log in with
support account
No Yes No Yes
cli Gateway to command–
line interface access
Yes (can
bypass
password
using SSH
key)
Yes (can
bypass
password
using SSH
key)
N/A N/A N/A
Administrator Account
The Administrator account is used for FluidFS cluster management and provides access to Storage Manager and the FluidFS CLI. This
account cannot be removed or renamed, and has write permissions on all NAS volumes, folders, and les.
Support Account
The support account is used by technical support when accessing the FluidFS system. The support account and password are managed by
the system administrator.
CAUTION
: Operations performed as the support user are for advanced remote troubleshooting to resolve critical system issues
only. Misuse of this account can damage the FluidFS cluster and its data.
NOTE: For strict security, enable the support account just before a remote troubleshooting session and disable it immediately
after the troubleshooting session.
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