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Chapter 3
Managing users
Adding users
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When you click Users in the navigation bar, the Users & Computers page displays.
This page displays a list of all currently configured Windows and Mac OS X users,
as well as all Linux and other Mac computers. (In this guide, the term user refers to
both individuals and computers.)
By default, the storage server uses local authentication mode, which means that
you can add, modify, or remove all types of users at any time. If you're using Active
Directory authentication mode, you can add, modify, or remove Linux or other Mac
users, but not Windows users. All Windows users are controlled entirely by the
Active Directory server. (For more information about authentication modes, refer to
"Changing the authentication
If you're using local authentication mode, you can also put Windows and Mac OS X
users into groups. This makes it easier to give several users access to the same
shared folder at once. For example, in an office environment, you might create one
group for all users and give that group read-only access to a shared folder with
corporate policies. You might then create separate groups for each department
(such as Sales or HR) and give those groups read/write access to shared folders
with information specifically for those groups (such as expense reports or company
benefits). Each user can be a member of multiple groups. (If you're using Active
Directory authentication mode, you cannot create groups using the Manager. All
groups are controlled entirely by the Active Directory server.)
To add a user, refer to
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"Adding
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