Creating a local Windows user account

You can create a local Windows user account that can be used to authorize access to data contained in the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) over an SMB connection. You can also use local Windows user accounts for authentication when creating a CIFS session.

Before you begin

•	The CIFS server must be configured for the SVM.

•	The cluster must be running Data ONTAP 8.2.

About this task

•	Must not exceed 20 characters

•	Must not end in a period

•	Must not include commas

•	Must not include any of the following printable characters: ", /, \, [, ], :, \|, <, >, +, =, ;, ?, *, @

•	Must not include characters in the ASCII range 1 through 31, which are non-printable

•	Must be at least six characters in length

•	Must not contain the user account name

•	Must contain characters from at least three of the following four categories:

•	English uppercase characters (A through Z)

•	English lowercase characters (a through z)

•	Base 10 digits (0 through 9)

•	Special characters: ~, !, @, #, 0, ^, &, *, _, -, +, =, `, \, \|, (, ), [, ], :, ;, ", ', <, >, ,, ., ?, /

Steps

1.	From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.

2.	Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.

3.	In the navigation pane, select the SVM and click Configuration > Local Users and Groups > Windows.

4.	In the Users tab, click Create.

5.	Specify a name for the local user.

6.	Specify the full name of the local user and a description that helps you identify this new user.

7.	Enter a password for the local user and confirm the password.

8.	Click Add to assign group memberships to this user.

9.	In the Add Groups window, select the groups from the list of available groups in the SVM.

10.	Select Disable this account to disable this account after the user is created.

11.	Click Create.

Result

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