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For Mac clients, they are considered local users, user accounts need to be
created for them on this page.
For Windows clients on a Workgroup network, they are considered as local
users, and need user accounts to be created for them on this page.
In other words, for Windows clients and Mac clients, if they are not syncing their
user account info from ADS Server, NIS Server, or LDAP Server, then a local user
account must be created on this page.
To create a new local user account:
1.
Enter a desired user name, up to 31 characters long
2.
Enter a desired password, up to 128 characters long
3.
Re-enter to confirm the password
4.
Click “
Create
”
4.2 What is ‘Home’ (Home Directory / Home Folder)?
The ‘
Home
’ option is used to create a sub-folder under the designated XFS
volume (network share) for each user with the user’s account-name as the folder
name. When a user logs into the network share, the user automatically has
access to his/her home folder. Other users will not have access to this folder,
unless the administrator uses the “
Services
→
Access Control
” to specifically
modify which users are granted access. ‘
Home Directory
’ is also referred to as
‘
Home Folder
’.
The ‘
Home
’ option is only an option, not a “must.” It is purely dependent on the
administrator’s personal experience and habits. There are no standard rules on
when to or when not to use this feature.
