Synology DS411SLIM manual Create and Edit Users, To create a user account

Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 3.1

Create and Edit Users

Follow the steps below to create a user account. The user can login to edit his/her account info after the user account has been established. You can also choose to set an account expiration date or disallow the user to change account password.

To create a user account:

1Click Create to open the User Creation Wizard.

2Enter the user name and other information, and click Next.

3In the Join Group section, tick the checkboxes to select the user group for the user, and click Next. By default, the user is categorized under the users group.

Note: For more information about groups, see "Create and Edit Groups" on Page 77.

4In the Assign Privileges – shared folder section, do the following: a Assign the following shared folder privileges for the user:

Read/Write: The user can access and make changes to the files and subfolders in the shared folder.

Read only: The user can access the files and subfolders in the shared folder, but cannot make changes to them.

No access: The user cannot access the files and subfolders in the shared folder.

bSee Privilege preview to see the user’s privilege that is decided based on the privileges setting of the user and the groups joined by the user.

cSee Group privileges for the shared folder privileges of the group the user belongs to.

Note:

When you encounter privilege conflicts, the privilege priority is as follows: No access > Read/Write > Read only.

For more information about editing a group's access privileges to shared folders, see "Allow Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders" on Page 81.

5In the User quota setting section, do the following if you want to set the maximum storage quota for the user. a Tick Enable quota and enter a value under the Quota column.

b Click Next.

6In the Assign Privileges – applications section, assign the application privileges for this user, and click Next.

7Click Apply to finish.

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