MicroNet Technology R8 manual Batch User and Group Creation, USERNAME, PASSWORD, Groupcr

3-Administering the MaxNAS R8

5.3.1 Creating Local Users

To create a new user, click in the Local User Configuration screen. In the following screen (illustrated right) enter the new user name and password, and assign to groups by selecting the desired groups from the “Group List” pane (right,) and click and drag them to the “Member List” pane (left.) to remove any users, selecting the desired users from the “Member List” pane (left,) click and drag

them to the “Group List” pane (right.) Please note that spaces, slashes or commas are not valid for user names. Click Apply to finalize the action.

5.3.2 Removing Local Users

To remove a user, select the user in the Local Group Configuration Screen to remove and click

.

5.3.3 Modifying Existing Group Membership

You may modify any user’s group membership by selecting the user and clicking		.
The Local User Setting dialog will appear (see section 5.2.1 above.) You may	change

the user’s password, and reassign to groups by selecting the desired groups from the “Group List” pane (right,) and click and drag them to the “Member List” pane (left.) To remove group association, select the groups to remove from the “Member List” pane

(left,) click and drag them to the “Group List” pane (right.)		Please note		that	spaces,
slashes or commas are not valid for group names. Click	Apply		to finalize	the	action.

5.4 Batch User and Group Creation

The MaxNAS R8 can import lists of users and groups for batch user and group creation. The list must be a comma-separated plain text file ([filename].txt) in this line format:

[USERNAME], [PASSWORD], [GROUP]<CR>

To import a user list for batch creation, navigate to “Local Users and Groups” -> “Local” -> “Batch Input”. Select the text file previously created and click Import . You may edit the loaded file or input user entries manually in the entry box. Click Apply to complete the operation.

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