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Users and Groups
Users and groups in XigmaNAS follow the Unix/POSIX model of permissions, instead of the windows model of “rights”. Sometimes this is confusing for users that come from a windows background.
This guide is a good start for getting familiar with Unix/POSIX users/groups and the related permission schemes.
Access|Groups|Add
This screen allows you to create groups for purposes of your own choosing. Each group consists of a group name, numeric group ID (GID), and an optional description.
Access|Users|Add
This screen allows you to create users.
Each user account consists of:
- Username
- Full name (optional)
- Password
- Numeric user ID (or UID)
- Login shell (many users choose bash, accounts that shouldn't have shell access use “nologin”)
- Primary group
- Secondary group(s) (optional)
- Home directory
Additionally, the user can be permitted/denied access to the “user portal” (somewhat restricted form of the WebGUI)
documentation/setup_and_user_guide/users_groups.txt · Last modified: 2018/07/14 16:04 by zoon01
