Adding entries to the group file

Description

In this procedure, you edit the group file from either a Windows NT or Windows 95 workstation or a UNIX/NFS client using a text editor. This enables you to add users to a specific group that has rights to access the filer.

The format for entries in the group file is as follows:

groupname::gid:username,...,username

Prequisites

This procedure assumes that you already connected to the root filer volume using the instructions in one of the following sections:

Steps

Complete the following steps to add entries to the group file.

Step Action
1 In a text editor, open the group file from the /etc directory of the default filer volume.
2 Add entries to the file for each group.
3 Save the file and exit the text editor.
Results

The passwd and group files on the filer now contain entries for users and groups. The filer can verify users' rights to access the filer.

What to do next

Use the following table to determine what to do next.

If... See...
You purchased a license for the CIFS protocol. Chapter 6, "Configuring Access to CIFS Shares."
You did not purchase a license for the CIFS protocol. Chapter 7, "Configuring Clients to Access the Filer."

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Last updated: 02/22/99 13:48:33