Deleting a local group, Authentication, Configuring an identity management database – Dell PowerVault NX3600 User Manual
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In Group Name, enter the name of the group.
4.
In Group ID, enter the identification number of the group.
NOTE: Dell Fluid File System groups have ID numbers above 200.
NOTE: The group is automatically assigned the next available identification number. You can modify it if required.
5.
Click Save Changes.
Deleting A Local Group
1.
Select Cluster Management → Authentication → Local Groups.
The Local Groups page displays a list of existing local groups.
2.
From the list of existing local groups, select the appropriate local group and click Delete.
Authentication
The Authentication entry allows you to configure the authentication authorities, such as Network Information Services
(NIS), Active Directory (AD), and Light-weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). In addition, you can manage local
users and groups and map user names from Windows SIDs to UNIX UIDs.
The NAS cluster solution supports the following configuration modes:
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Active Directory Authentication Mixed Mode and Native Mode
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NIS authentication only
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LDAP authentication only
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Local internal users only
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NIS or LDAP and Active Directory
Configuring An Identity Management Database
An Identity Management Database allows the system to authenticate and manage user-level access control. This
database is responsible for managing the users and their passwords, the groups, and the relationship between users
and groups.
If the system belongs to an Active Directory domain, then it also serves as an identity management database. You can
define additional UNIX databases if needed.
UNIX identity management databases include NIS and LDAP, and they are relevant only when clients access the system
using the NFS protocol (UNIX/Linux clients).
You can choose one of the following options, based on your network environment:
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Enable user authentication through an NIS database
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Enable user authentication through an LDAP database
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Disable the use of an external UNIX identity management database
Enabling User Authentication Through An NIS Database
1.
Select Cluster Management → Authentication → Identity Management Database.
The Identity Management Database page is displayed.
2.
Select Users and groups are defined in a NIS database.
3.
In Domain name, enter the domain name of the NIS database.
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