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# View local users details

Users gain access to a storage system or component either directly through a role assignment or indirectly through membership in a user group that has a role assignment.

## About this task

See Roles and associated permissions for an overview of the Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality.

This procedure explains how to view the details of a local user.

## Steps

1. Select to open the Settings panel.
2. Select Users and Groups > Local Users.
3. Select the user, hover over the row, and click to open the user details view.
4. The following properties display:
   - Name—User or group name
   - Type—Type
   - Authority—Authentication authority - possible values are:
     - Local Directory—Directory of users and encrypted passwords that are stored in a CST .xml file (users only, no groups)
     - Windows OS—Local Windows users and groups
     - Windows AD—Windows Active Directory users and groups that are accessed through the SMAS server domain
     - LDAP-SSL—Users and groups on LDAP server that have been configured the Configure Authorization wizard
   - Domain—Domain name - possible values are based on the authentication authority:

     Authority | Domain name
     --- | ---
     Local directory Windows operating system | Unisphere server hostname
     Windows AD | Unisphere server domain
     LDAP-SSL | LDAP server domain
     Virtualization domain | Virtualization domain
     Any authority | Any

   - System—Storage systems associated with the user
   - Roles—Roles associated with the user
   - Component Name—Component name - an example of a component is a storage group instance.