Edit Group Properties - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
2. On the Create Local Group page that opens, enter the following information:
3. Click Create Group when finished. The Users for Local Group page is displayed,
allowing you to add users to your new group.
4. Click Close when you are finished with local groups.

Edit Group Properties

Use the Properties button to open the Local Group Properties page to make changes to the
options there.
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To Edit Local Group Properties
1. On the Security > Local Groups page, select the group you want to edit and click
Properties.
2. On the page that opens, you can change the GID. For information on available UID
ranges, see
NOTE: Changing a group's GID may alter filesystem access permissions that apply to that GID.
3. Click OK.
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Option Description
Group Name Use up to 24 alphanumeric characters and the underscore.
Group ID (GID) Displays the user identification number assigned to this user.
Alter as necessary. For information on available UID ranges, see
"UID and GID Assignments" on page
"UID and GID Assignments" on page
In addition, any existing permissions for a GID previously assigned to a group that are
changed to a different GID may become active if another group is created with the
same GID. Carefully consider security configuration on existing files and directories
before changing the GID of a group.
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