User`s guide

114 Chapter 5 Configuring the XStack Storage
5.4 Managing User Accounts
Before a user can access the XStack Storage management console, a user account must be set up
for the user. When you set up a user account, you can specify whether the user can manage
storage and/or add users and define their permissions. For more information, refer to Section
5.4.1.
A user account must be set up for each user who wants to access the XStack Storage management
console. The user account consists of the following:
 A unique user name and password.
 Determine whether a user can manage storage and/or add or edit user accounts.
Initially, the XStack Storage unit comes with a single user account called admin. By default, the
admin user has permission to manage storage and add and edit user accounts. The admin account
cannot be deleted unless at least one additional account created has been created with admin
and add/edit user privileges; in this case, the admin account can be deleted. However, if you
lose the password for the new account, you will have to return your XStack Storage to the factory
for resetting.
When the admin user sets up a user account, he can specify whether the other user accounts can
also manage storage and add/edit user accounts. These two permissions operate independently,
so the admin could, for example:
 Permit a user account to manage storage, without being able to add or edit user accounts.
 Permit a user account to add or edit other user accounts, without being able to manage
storage.
 Prevent a user account from managing storage and adding and editing user accounts. With
this setting, the user can only view information on the XStack Storage management console
screens. The user would not be able to change any settings on the screens.