Product specifications

Managing Users
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Adding Users
A user is anyone who accesses files stored on the network. User accounts include administrative privilege levels,
group membership types, and Workspace access. There can be more user accounts than connected clients, with a
maximum of 5,000 user accounts (including the default Administrator and Guest accounts).
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Users must have access to at least one Workspace before they can use the shared storage network.
To create a user account:
1. From the Management Console home page, click Users in the System section.
The Users page opens.
2. Click New.
The Create User dialog box opens.
3. Set the user options. The following table summarizes these options.
4. (Option) In the Group Membership list, select a group, and click Member to make the user a member in the
group. Users can belong to 15 groups.
By default, new users are listed as “Non-Member” in the Type category for each group. As a result, the
Non-Member button is inactive until membership is set.
The Group Membership list updates to show the user as a member of the group.
5. (Option) In the Workspace Access list, select one or more Workspaces and do one of the following:
t Click Read to set read-only Workspace access for the user.
Effective Lists the effective access privileges for the selected user
Reason Lists the reason for any difference between the access privileges
and the effective access assigned the selected user
Panel Heading Description (Continued)
Option Type Description
Name text If there is already a user with the name entered in the Name text box, an error
message tells you to type a new name
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For information on valid and invalid characters, see “Entering Text” on
page 26.
Password text User password (maximum of 15 characters)
Verify text Re-type the user password to verify
Bandwidth (MB/sec) text (numeric) Sets a bandwidth limit for the client. The default value of zero denotes unlimited
bandwidth
can resize check box Enables or disables user privilege for resizing Workspaces
can modify protection check box Enables or disables user privileges for changing protection status of Workspaces.
remote LDAP user check box Enables or disables user LDAP authentication and group privileges
disable user check box Disables the user