Apple Xsan 2 (Third Edition) - Manual (Page 74)

To change a group’s membership:
1 In Xsan Admin, select Users and Groups in the SAN Assets list.
2 Select the group in the list and click the Edit button in the lower-right corner of the
window.
3 Select the checkbox next to a user to add the user to the group, or deselect the
checkbox to remove the user.
4 Click OK.
Controlling Client and User Access
To control access to information on SAN volumes, you can:
Use the Finder’s Get Info window to apply basic access controls to a file or folder. Â
Use Xsan Admin or Mac OS X Server’s Server Admin application to apply a full set of Â
access control list restrictions.
Use Xsan Admin to unmount a SAN volume from selected client computers
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(volume-level control).
Restrict a client computer to read-only access to a volume (volume-level control).
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Remove a client from a SAN (SAN-level control). Â
Controlling File and Folder Access Using the Finder
To restrict access to a file or folder on an Xsan volume, you can use the Get Info
window in the Finder.
To assign permissions using the Finder:
In a Finder window, select the file or folder, choose File > Get Info, and look under
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Sharing & Permissions.
Controlling File and Folder Access Using Xsan Admin
To restrict user access to specific items on a SAN volume, you can use Xsan Admin to
adjust permissions using access control lists (ACLs).
To assign permissions using Xsan Admin:
1 Make sure ACLs are enabled on the volume.
For help, see “Enabling or Disabling Access Control Lists” on page 61.
2 In Xsan Admin, select File Management in the SAN Assets list.
3 Select the file or folder you want to protect, and choose Set Permissions from the
Action (gear) pop-up menu.
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