Creating a Local User via VAST Web UI
From the left navigation menu, choose User Management and then Users.
In the Users page that opens, click + Create User and complete the following fields:
Field
Description
Name (required)
The user name.
UID
The user's POSIX UID.
Notice
Starting with VAST Cluster 5.2.2, this field is required. Prior to version 5.2.2, this field is optional.
Leading group
The name of the user's leading group.
This is the group assigned by default as the owning group of any files created by the user.
Select the group from the dropdown. If the group has not been added to the local provider, add the group first.
Groups
Names of other groups that the user belongs to beside the leading group. Also known as auxiliary groups.
Select groups from the dropdown. If a group has not been added to the local provider, add the group first.
Allow Create Bucket
Enable this setting to give the user permission to create S3 buckets.
Disabled by default.
Allow Delete Bucket
Enable this setting to give the user permission to delete S3 buckets.
Disabled by default.
S3 Superuser
Enable this setting to give the user permission to override ACLs.
Disabled by default.
Identity Policies
Select an S3 identity policy or policies from the list.
Click Create.
The user is created. The dialog switches to the Update User dialog.
In the Update User dialog, click the Create new key button to grant the user S3 access.
Click Update.
The new local user is displayed in the Users page.
Modifying a User via VAST Web UI
From the left navigation menu, choose User Management and then Users.
In the Users page that opens, click
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to open the Actions menu for the user.Select Edit.
The Update User dialog appears.
Make the changes you need and click Update.
The user is updated with the changes.
Removing a User via VAST Web UI
From the left navigation menu, choose User Management and then Users.
In the Users tab that opens, click
to open the Actions menu for the user.Select Remove.
Click Yes to confirm the removal.
The user is deleted from the local provider.
Querying a Local User via VAST Web UI
See Querying Users.
Managing Local Users via VAST CLI
To manage local users via the CLI, use the following commands.
Task | Command |
|---|---|
Add a user | |
Modify a user | |
Query local users | |
Display all local users | |
Display details of a specific local user | user show |