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Mac User Login
The TerraBlock Manager must first be installed while logged in with a local
Mac Admin user. The Admin user should install the TerraBlock Manager in the
Mac Applications folder. After installation (
see release notes for installation
instructions
) a Standard Mac user account can be used. Run the TerraBlock
Manger from the Applications folder.
Windows User Login
The TerraBlock Manager must first be installed while logged in with a local
Windows Administrator user. After installation (
see release note for
installation instructions
) a Windows Normal user account can be used.
TerraBlock Username and Password Feature
The TerraBlock Username and Password feature allows TerraBlock users to login to
any TerraBlock Server from a client workstation as any specific TerraBlock User. The
user is independent, rather than utilizing the existing local machine’s user account.
The specific user’s access level (admin, normal), volume access list and volume
mount permissions (read, write) will follow the user on the client machine where the
user is logging in.
The Username and Password feature is enabled on the TerraBlock server. The setting
is located under the ‘Admin Settings’ tab of the TerraBlock Manager.
Refer to the
“
TerraBlock Manager on the Server
”
section, for more information
on the ‘Enable username and password login’ setting.
Logging in to the TerraBlock System
Once the Username and Password
feature has been enabled, all TerraBlock
users will be prompted for their
TerraBlock username and password
when launching the TerraBlock Manager
from any client workstation.
New User Login
If the user does not currently exist on the TerraBlock server, the user logging in will
be asked to create a new user.
Selecting “Yes” will allow the
server to automatically create
the new user. Importing users is
not supported, so allowing the
server to automatically create
users is helpful in environments
with a high number of TerraBlock
users.
Once the new TerraBlock user has been created on the server, a password must be
