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System Manager Classic

Manage user accounts with System Manager - ONTAP 9.7 and earlier

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You can use ONTAP System Manager classic (available in ONTAP 9.7 and earlier) to add, edit, and manage a cluster user account, and specify a login user method to access the storage system.

Add a cluster user account

You can use System Manager to add a cluster user account and to specify a user login method for accessing the storage system.

About this task

In clusters on which SAML authentication is enabled, for a particular application, you can add either SAML authentication or password-based authentication, or you can add both types of authentication.

Steps

  1. Click nas bridge 202 icon settings olh 96 97.

  2. In the Management pane, click Users.

  3. Click Add.

  4. Type a user name for the new user.

  5. Type a password for the user to connect to the storage system, and then confirm the password.

  6. Add one or more user login methods, and then click Add.

Edit a cluster user account

You can use System Manager to edit a cluster user account by modifying the user login methods for accessing the storage system.

Steps

  1. Click nas bridge 202 icon settings olh 96 97.

  2. In the Management pane, click Users.

  3. In the Users window, select the user account that you want to modify, and then click Edit.

  4. In the Modify User dialog box, modify the user login methods, and then click Modify.

Change passwords for cluster user accounts

You can use System Manager to reset the password for a cluster user account.

Steps

  1. Click nas bridge 202 icon settings olh 96 97.

  2. In the Management pane, click Users.

  3. Select the user account for which you want to modify the password, and then click Change Password.

  4. In the Change Password dialog box, type the new password, confirm the new password, and then click Change.

Lock or unlock cluster user accounts

You can use System Manager to lock or unlock cluster user accounts.

Steps

  1. Click nas bridge 202 icon settings olh 96 97.

  2. In the Management pane, click Users.

  3. Select the user account for which you want to modify the status, and click either Lock or Unlock.

User accounts (cluster administrators only)

You can create, modify, lock, unlock, or delete a cluster user account, reset a user's password, or display information about all user accounts.

You can manage cluster user accounts in the following ways:

  • Creating a login method for a user by specifying the user's account name, the access method, the authentication method, and, optionally, the access-control role that the user is assigned

  • Displaying users' login information, such as the account name, allowed access method, authentication method, access-control role, and account status

  • Modifying the access-control role that is associated with a user's login method

    Note

    It is best to use a single role for all the access and authentication methods of a user account.

  • Deleting a user's login method, such as the access method or the authentication method

  • Changing the password for a user account

  • Locking a user account to prevent the user from accessing the system

  • Unlocking a previously locked user account to enable the user to access the system again

Users window

You can use the Users window to manage user accounts, to reset the password of a user, and to view information about all of the user accounts.

Command buttons

  • Add

    Opens the Add User dialog box, which enables you to add user accounts.

  • Edit

    Opens the Modify User dialog box, which enables you to modify user login methods.

    Note

    It is a best practice to use a single role for all of the access and authentication methods of a user account.

  • Delete

    Enables you to delete a selected user account.

  • Change Password

    Opens the Change Password dialog box, which enables you to reset a selected user's password.

  • Lock

    Locks the user account.

  • Refresh

    Updates the information in the window.

Users list

The area below the users list displays detailed information about the selected user.

  • User

    Displays the name of the user account.

  • Account Locked

    Displays whether the user account is locked.

User Login Methods area

  • Application

    Displays the access method that a user can use to access the storage system. The supported access methods include the following:

    • System console (console)

    • HTTP(S) (http)

    • ONTAP API (ontapi)

    • Service Processor (service-processor)

    • SSH (ssh)

  • Authentication

    Displays the default supported authentication method, which is “password”.

  • Role

    Displays the role of a selected user.