Modifying a Local Authentication User

This section describes how to modify the name, password, status, and description of a local authentication user.

Context

Changes in information about local authentication users or domain users accessing a CIFS share (for example, a user is disabled, a password has expired or is changed, or a user is deleted) will take effect after the next authentication, which can be triggered by share re-mounting.

Procedure

  1. Choose Resources > Access > Authentication User > Windows Users > Local Authentication User.
  2. Select a desired account from the Account drop-down list in the upper left corner.
  3. Click More on the right of a desired local authentication user and select Modify.

    The Modify Local Windows Authentication User page is displayed on the right.

  4. Modify attributes of the local authentication user.

    Table 1 describes related parameters.
    Table 1 Basic local authentication user parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Name of a local authentication user.

    [Value range]

    • The name must be unique.
    • The name cannot contain "/\][:;|=,+*?<>@ or spaces, or end with a period (.).
    • The name can contain case-insensitive letters. For example, aaaaaaaa and AAAAAAAA cannot be created at the same time.
    • The name cannot be the same as the name of a local authentication user group.
    • The name contains 3 to 32 characters.
    NOTE:

    You can modify the minimum length of the user name on the Set Security Policy page.

    Password

    Click Modify and set Password and Confirm Password for a local authentication user.

    [Value range]

    The default password rules are as follows:

    • The password contains 8 to 32 characters.
    • The password must contain at least two of the following types: special characters, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits. Special characters include !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^`{_|}~, and spaces.
    • The password cannot contain three consecutive identical characters.
    • The password cannot be the same as the user name or the user name spelled backward.
    NOTE:

    You can modify the password security policy on the Set Security Policy page.

    Status

    Whether to enable a user.

    Description

    Description of a local authentication user.

    [Value range]

    The description can be left blank or contain up to 255 characters.

  5. Click OK.