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Chapter 6
Security Options
The Security options control the access to the SnapScale cluster and its data.
SnapScale cluster authentication validates a user’s identity by requiring the user to provide a
registered login name (User ID) and corresponding password. The node ships with predefined
local users and groups that allow administrative (admin) and guest user access to the cluster
via all protocols.
Administrators may choose to join the SnapScale cluster to a Windows Active Directory
domain, and CIFS/SMB and AFP clients can then authenticate to the cluster using their
domain credentials. To accommodate NFS clients, the SnapScale cluster can also join an
LDAP or NIS domain, and the SnapScale can look up user IDs (UIDs) and group IDs (GIDs)
maintained by the domain for configuration of quotas and ID mapping. For authentication
control beyond the guest account, Mac and FTP client login credentials can be created locally
on the cluster. See
User and Group ID Assignments on page 144
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