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Managing Shares, Groups, and Users
By creating shares, groups, and users on the Instant GigaDrive, the Administra-
tor is able to allocate how much GigaDrive space is available to each person
working over the network.
Quick Terminology
• User A user can be thought of as a single account on the GigaDrive. A
user, which is basically a name with a password, is most typically created
on the GigaDrive to defi ne a specifi c networked person’s GigaDrive access
rights.
• Group A group is a collection of users. Groups are created to more easily
manage users’ access to shares. Each individual user can belong to many
groups.
• Share A share is a directory folder created on the Instant GigaDrive. Access
to a share is given to a group by an administrator. Each share can only be
accessed by a single group.
• Access Rights All shares are confi gured with specifi c access rights – either
Read Only or Read/Write.
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On initial setup, the Instant GigaDrive already has the following shares, groups
and users installed. These pre-defi ned objects cannot be deleted, and only
limited modifi cations may be performed
Users
admin
The admin user is a member of the administrator group, and
therefore has Read/Write access to all shares. By default, the
admin user has no password, but a password can be assigned
by the GigaDrive Administrator. Assigning a password is recom-
mended. This user can not be deleted.
guest
The guest user is a member of the everyone group, and may be
added to (and deleted from) any other groups. By default, the
guest user has no password, and a password can not be assigned.
This user can not be deleted.
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