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Create User Accounts, Users and Groups, ReadyNAS OS 6.4

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ReadyNAS OS 6.4 Create User Accounts Use the local admin page to create user accounts. To create a user account: 1. Log in to your ReadyNAS. 2. Select Accounts > Users. 3. Click the New User button. 4. Enter the following information for the new user: • Name. User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non-Asian languages. If you use Asian language characters, the limit is lower. You can use most alphanumeric and punctuation characters for a user name. • UID. The UID is a unique user ID number assigned to each user. By default, the ID number is automatically set, but you can manually enter a number if you prefer. • Primary Group. From the drop-down list, select the primary group to which the user is assigned. The default group is called users. For information about creating groups, see Create Groups on page 144. Note In addition to belonging to a single primary group, a user can belong to multiple secondary groups. For information about assigning a user to a secondary group, see Edit Groups on page 145. Users and Groups 141

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Create User Accounts
Use the local admin page to create user accounts.
To create a user account:
1.
Log in to your ReadyNAS.
2.
Select
Accounts > Users
.
3.
Click the
New User
button.
4.
Enter the following information for the new user:
Name
. User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non-Asian languages. If you use Asian
language characters, the limit is lower.You can use most alphanumeric and punctuation characters for a
user name.
UID
.The UID is a unique user ID number assigned to each user. By default, the ID number is automatically
set, but you can manually enter a number if you prefer.
Primary Group
. From the drop-down list, select the primary group to which the user is assigned.The default
group is called users.
For information about creating groups, see
Create Groups
on page 144.
In addition to belonging to a single primary group, a user can belong to multiple secondary
groups. For information about assigning a user to a secondary group, see
Edit Groups
on
page 145.
Note
Users and Groups
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ReadyNAS OS 6.4