PowerScale OneFS Web Administration Guide

Create a local group

In the local provider of an access zone, you can create groups and assign members to them.

1. Click Access > Membership & Roles > Groups.
2. From the Current Access Zone list, select an access zone.
3. From the Providers list, select the local provider for the zone.
4. Click Create Group.
5. In the Group Name field, type a name for the group.
6. Optional: To override automatic allocation of the UNIX group identifier (GID), in the GID field, type a numeric value.
   NOTE You cannot assign a GID that is in use by another group. It is recommended that you leave this field blank to allow the system to automatically generate the GID.
7. Optional: For each member that you want to add to the group, click Add Members and perform the following tasks in the Select a User dialog box:
   1. Search for either Users, Groups, or Well-known SIDs.
   2. If you selected Users or Groups, specify values for the following fields:

      User Name

      Type all or part of a user name, or leave the field blank to return all users. Wildcard characters are accepted.

      Group Name

      Type all or part of a group name, or leave the field blank to return all users. Wildcard characters are accepted.

      Provider

      Select an authentication provider.

   3. Click Search.
   4. In the Search Results table, select a user and then click Select.
      The dialog box closes.
8. Click Create Group.