3.From the list of users in the Object Selection table (see Figure 37 on page 95), select the user account you wish to modify.
4.In the Tasks list, click Properties.
5.Make any changes to the User properties you require, then click OK.
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Manage Local Groups
A local user or group account is an account that exists on the DataSafe NAS and can be granted permissions from your computer. The DataSafe NAS can also be configured to allow access to domain users and groups. Domain users and groups are users and groups that exist in a Microsoft Windows NT 4 or Microsoft Active Directory domain. You can add local users, domain users, and domain groups to local groups. However, you cannot add local users and groups to domain groups.
Users and groups are important in Microsoft Windows Powered security because you can limit the ability of users and groups to perform certain actions by assigning them permissions. A permission is a rule associated with an object (usually a file, folder, or share) that regulates which users can access the object and in what manner. Any local or domain user who is a member of the local Administrator group on the DataSafe NAS has administrative privileges for the DataSafe NAS. Likewise, any member of a group that has been assigned to the Administrator group on the local computer has administrative privileges for that computer. For example, you could assign the TeamLeads group, consisting of Tom, Mary, Hazel and
