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 Settings icon to open the Settings panel.
  2. Select Users and Groups > Local Users.
  3. Select the user, hover over the row, and click Details icon to open the user details view.
    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:
      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
    • 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.