Apple Xsan 2 - Manual (Page 95)

Chapter 6 Manage clients and users 95
Note: These instructions apply only if, during initial SAN setup, you chose to use Xsan
Admin to manage users and groups. If you have a different directory configuration, use
the management software for your directory to add user accounts.
Add a user:
1 In Xsan Admin, select Users and Groups in the SAN Assets list.
Users and Groups appear only if you chose to have Xsan manage users and groups
during initial setup.
2 Click the Users button above the list of users and groups.
3 Click the Add button (+).
4 Enter a user name and password, and click OK.
Delete SAN users
Only users in the SAN’s directory can log in to a client computer and access Xsan
volumes. You can use Xsan Admin to delete users from your SAN directory.
Note: These instructions apply only if, during initial SAN setup, you chose to use Xsan
Admin to manage users and groups. If you have a different directory configuration, use
the management software for your directory to delete user accounts.
Delete a user:
1 In Xsan Admin, select Users and Groups in the SAN Assets list.
2 Select the user in the list and choose Delete User or Group from the Action pop-up
menu (gear).
Create groups
You can create groups of users to simplify user management. If you chose to have
Xsan manage your users and groups, you already have a group named Workgroup that
contains all users.
Note: These instructions apply only if, during initial SAN setup, you chose to use Xsan
Admin to manage users and groups. If you have a different directory configuration, use
the management software for your directory to add groups.
Add a group:
1 In Xsan Admin, select Users and Groups in the SAN Assets list.
2 Click the Groups filter button above the list of users and groups.
3 Click the Add button (+).
4 Enter a group name and password.
5 Select the checkbox next to the users who belong to the group.
6 Click OK.