View authorization rules associated with users and groups
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
This procedure explains how to view the authorization rules that are associated with users and groups.
Steps
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Select
to open the
Settings panel.
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Select the user, hover over the row, and click
to open the user details view.
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 domain.
- LDAP-SSL—Users and groups on LDAP server that have been configured the Configure Authorization wizard.
- 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:
- Create— Add authorization rules
- Modify— Edit authorization rules
- Delete — Remove authorization rules