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Name-services unix-groups svm.uuid unix_group.name users endpoint overview

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You can use this API to add or delete UNIX users to a UNIX group of an SVM.

Adding users to a UNIX group

The UNIX group users POST endpoint adds UNIX users to the specified UNIX group and the SVM. Multiple users can be added in a single call using the "records" parameter.

Examples

Adding a single user to the group 'group1'

# The API:
/api/name-services/unix-groups/{svm.uuid}/{unix_group.name}/users

# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/name-services/unix-groups/179d3c85-7053-11e8-b9b8-005056b41bd1/group1/users" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "name": "user4" }'

Adding multiple users to the group 'group1' in a single REST call

# The API:
/api/name-services/unix-groups/{svm.uuid}/{unix_group.name}/users

# The call:
curl -X POST "https://<mgmt-ip>/api/name-services/unix-groups/179d3c85-7053-11e8-b9b8-005056b41bd1/group1/users" -H "accept: application/hal+json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{ "records": [{"name":"user1"}, {"name":"user2"}, {"name":"user3"}]}'

Deleting a user from a group of a specific SVM

Example

Delete the user 'user1' from group 'group1' in SVM 'vs1'

= The API:

/api/name-services/unix-groups/{svm.uuid}/{unix_group.name}/users/\{name}

= The call: