PowerScale OneFS Web Administration Guide

Create a local user

Each access zone includes a local provider that allows you to create and manage local users and groups. When creating a local user account, you can configure its name, password, home directory, UNIX user identifier (UID), UNIX login shell, and group memberships.

1. Click Access > Membership & Roles > Users.
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 User.
5. In the User Name field, type a username for the account.
6. In the Password field, type a password for the account.
7. Optional: Configure the following additional settings as needed.

   Option	Description
   UID	If this setting is left blank, the system automatically allocates a UID for the account. This is the recommended setting. You cannot assign a UID that is in use by another local user account.
   Full Name	Type a full name for the user.
   Email Address	Type an email address for the account.
   Primary Group	To specify the owner group using the Select a Primary Group dialog box, click Select group. To locate a group under the selected local provider, type a group name or click Search. Select a group to return to the Manage Users window.
   Additional Groups	To specify any additional groups to make this user a member of, click Add group.
   Home Directory	Type the path to the user's home directory. If you do not specify a path, a directory is automatically created at /ifs/home/<username>.
   UNIX Shell	This setting applies only to users who access the file system through SSH. From the list, select a shell. By default, the /bin/zsh shell is selected.
   Account Expiration Date	Click the calendar icon to select the expiration date or type the expiration date in the field, and then type the date in the format <mm>/<dd>/<yyyy>.
   Enable the account	Select this check box to allow the user to authenticate against the local database for SSH, FTP, HTTP, and Windows file sharing through SMB. This setting is not used for UNIX file sharing through NFS.

8. Click Create.