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 Settings icon to open the Settings panel.
  2. Select Users and Groups > Authorized Users & Groups.
    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:
      Table 1. Domain name values
      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

    The following controls are available: