View authorization rules

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

Steps

  1. Select to open the Settings panel.
  2. Select Users and Groups > Authorized Users & Groups.

Next steps

Use the Authorized Users & Groups list view to view and manage authorization rules.

The following properties display:
  • Name—User or group name
  • 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's domain.
    • LDAP-SSL—Users and groups on LDAP server that have been configured using the Configure Authorization wizard.
    • Unsupported—Not supported
  • Authentication Domain—Domain name - possible values are based on the authentication authority:

    Authority

    Domain name

    Local directory

    Windows OS

    Unisphere server hostname

    Windows AD

    Unisphere server domain

    LDAP-SSL

    LDAP server domain

    Virtualization domain

    Virtualization domain

    Any authority

    Any

The following controls are available: