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Local Users and Groups Changing Local UIDs or GIDs The SnapServer automatically assigns and manages UIDs and GIDs. Because you may need to assign a specific ID to a local user or group in order to match your existing UID/GID assignments, the SnapServer makes these fields editable. Password Policies To provide additional authentication security, set password character requirements, password expiration dates, and lockout rules for local users. Local users can also be individually exempted from password expiration and character requirement policies. The built-in admin user is exempt from all password policies. Note Local users with expired passwords can change their passwords at http:///changepassword. Local Account Management Tools The SnapServer offers the following tools for creating, modifying, and editing local user and group accounts. Function Local User Management Local Group Management Navigation Path Navigate to the Security > Local Users screen, from which you can create, view, edit, and delete local users. You can also set user password policy, including password character requirements, maximum number of allowed logon failures, and password expiration settings. Navigate to the Security > Local Groups screen, from which you can create, view, edit, and delete local groups. Notes • Local users can be individually exempted from password expiration and character requirements. This may be necessary for some special users, such as users configured to perform backups. See the Online Help for procedures to set password policy for local users. • The built-in admin user is automatically exempt from all password policies. Note Changing a user's UID will nullify any file system access permissions that apply to that UID. In addition, any existing permissions for a UID previously assigned to a user changed to a different UID will become active if another user is created with the same UID. Carefully consider security configuration on existing files and directories before changing the UID of a user. 46 SnapServer Administrator Guide