The User Accounts section of SoftNAS allows administrators to add, edit, remove and manage user groups and users.

Adding a New User

Adding a new user is very easy. Simply follow the steps given below.

• 1. On the Local Users tab, click the Create a New User button.
  The Create a User page will be displayed.
  
  
• 2. In the User Details section, enter the name of the user in the Username text entry box.
  
  
• 3. Enter the user ID in the User ID text entry box.
  
  
• 4. Enter the real name of the user in the Real Name text entry box.
  
  
• 5. Enter the home directory to which the user has access in the Home Directory field.
  
  
• 6. Select the shell from the Shell drop-down list.
  
  
• 7. Specify the type of the access for the user in the Password field. The available options are No password required, No login allowed, Normal password and pre-encrypted password.
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• 8. In the Password Options section, the Password Changed field specifies when the password has been changed for the user.
  
  
• 9. Specify the date of expiry of password in the Expiry Date field.
  
  
• 10. Enter the minimum number of days for password change in the Minimum Days text entry box.
  
  
• 11. Enter the maximum number of days for password change in the Maximum Days text entry box.
  
  
• 12. Enter the number of days to warn in the Warning Days text entry box.
  
  
• 13. Enter the number of inactive days allowed for the user in the Inactive Days text entry box.
  
  
• 14. Specify whether the user must be forced to change the password in the next login or not by choosing Yes or No option.
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• 15. In the Group Membership section, select the primary group to which the user belongs to, in the Primary Group field.
  
  
• 16. Select the secondary groups for the user by choosing the groups in All Groups section and pressing the > button to move them to In Groups section.
  
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• 17. Specify whether the user must be moved to home directly when the directory is changed or not by choosing Yes or No option.
  
  
• 18. Specify whether the user ID must be changed on files or not by choosing No, Home Directory or Yes option.
  
  
• 19. Specify whether the user group ID must be changed on files or not by choosing No, Home Directory or Yes option.
  
  
• 20. Specify whether the user can be modified in other modules or not by choosing Yes or No option.
  
  
• 21. Specify whether the group be renamed when the user name is changed or not by choosing Yes or No option.
  
  
• Click the Save button.
  
  

The new user will be added to the list of existing users.

Creating a New User Group

Creating a New User Group is very easy. Simply follow the steps given below. 

• 1. Navigate to Local Groups tab.
• 2. Click the Create a New Group button.
  The Create User Group page will be displayed.
• 3. Enter the name of the group in the Group Name text entry box.
• 4. Enter the group ID in the Group ID text entry box.
• 5. Specify the type of the access for the group in the Password field. The available options are No password required, pre-encrypted password and Normal password.
• 6. Select the users for the group by choosing the users in All Users section and pressing the > button to move them to Users in Group section.
• 7. In the Upon Save section, specify whether the group ID must be changed on files or not by choosing No, Home Directory or Yes option.
• 8. Specify whether the group must be modified in other modules or not by choosing Yes or No option.
• Click the Save button. 

  The new user group will be added.

Disabling a User

• Select the user ID to be disabled from the Local Users list.
• Click the Disable Selected Users button.
  The Disable Users page asking to confirm the disabling of the selected user will be displayed. 
• Click the Disable Users button. 

The selected user will be disabled.

Enabling a User

• Select the user to enable from the Local Users list.

• Click the Enable Selected Users button.

The Enable Users page confirming the enabling of the selected user will be displayed

Deleting a User

• Select the user to be deleted from the Local Users list.
• Click the Delete Selected Users button.
  The Delete Users page asking to confirm the deleting of the selected user will be displayed. 
• Click the Delete Users button.
  The selected user will be deleted from all the entries at different modules.