Converting Local Users Into External Users; Adding A Group - Buffalo LinkStation 200B User Manual

Chapter 3 File Sharing
• Do not use any of the following words as a username as these words are reserved for internal use by the
LinkStation: adm, admin, administrator, all, apache, bin, daemon, disk, ftp, ftpuser, guest, halt, hdusers, kmem,
lp, mail, man, mysql, news, nobody, nogroup, none, operator, root, shadow, shutdown, sshd, sync, sys, tty, users,
utmp, uucp, www

Converting Local Users into External Users

If using an external SMB server for authentication, you may convert any local users into external users. This way, the
LinkStation will have a user list that matches the users in the external SMB server, and access restrictions for this
LinkStation's shared folders may be assigned to the converted "external" users.
Follow the procedure below to convert a local user into an external user. If a local user is converted, their user
information (including passwords) will be removed from the LinkStation. External users cannot be reverted to local
users.
Note: External authentication should be enabled before local users can be converted. For more information on
external authentication, refer to the
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From Advanced Settings, click File Sharing.
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Click to the right of "Users".
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From the user list screen, select the checkboxes of any users to be converted to an external user, then click
Convert to External User.
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Click OK.
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The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK.
Converted users are displayed under the "External Users" tab. You can then configure access restrictions for external
users.

Adding a Group

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From Advanced Settings, click File Sharing.
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Click to the right of "Groups".
"Authority Delegation via External SMB Servers"
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