Adding a User or User Group

Prerequisites

You have created a CIFS share.

Procedure

1. Choose Services > File Service > Share > CIFS Share.
2. Click More on the right of the desired CIFS share and select Add User or User Group.

   The Add User or User Group page is displayed on the right.

   

   Alternatively, perform either of the following operations to add users or user groups:

   • Click the name of the desired CIFS share. On the page that is displayed, click Add in the Permission area.
   • Click the name of the desired CIFS share. In the upper right corner of the page that is displayed, click Operation and select Add User or User Group.

3. Set User Type for the users or user groups.

   The value can be Everyone, Local Windows authentication user, AD domain user, or AD domain user group.

   • If you select Local Windows authentication user, select the users to be added from the list.
   • If you select AD domain user or AD domain user group, enter the names of the users or user groups in Name.
     

     • A domain user name is in the format of Domain name\Domain user name and a domain user group name is in the format of Domain name\Domain user group name.
     • 1 to 256 characters are allowed.
     • You can also enter multiple names separated by carriage returns.

4. In Permission, select the permission granted for the users or user groups.

   Table 1 describes related permissions.

   Table 1 CIFS share permissions

   Permission	Forbidden	Read-Only	Read-Write	Full Control
   Viewing files and subdirectories	Xa	√b	√	√
   Viewing file contents	X	√	√	√
   Running executable files	X	√	√	√
   Adding files or subdirectories	X	-c	√	√
   Modifying file contents	X	-	√	√
   Deleting files and subdirectories	X	-	√	√
   Renaming	X	-	√	√
   Changing ACL permissions of files or directories	X	-	-	√
   a: Users do not have the permission. b: Users have the permission. c: The specified permission is not involved.

5. Click OK.