Modifying User Account Information
- Go to Control Panel > Privilege > Users.
- Locate a user.
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Perform any of the following
tasks.
Task
User Action
Change password
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Under Action, click .
The Change Password window appears.
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Specify a password that contains a maximum of 64 ASCII characters.
Note:For "admin" accounts, the new password cannot be the default password (1st MAC address).
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Verify the password.
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Click Apply.
Edit account profile
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Under Action, click .
The Edit Account Profile window appears.
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Edit the settings.
The Edit Account Profile window provides the following settings not included in the Create a User window:
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Description (optional): Specify a user description that contains a maximum of 50 characters.
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Disallow the user to change password: When selected, the operating system prevents the user from changing the password.
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Disable this account: Select this option to disable the user account. You can either select to disable the account Now or specify an Expiry Date.
Note:QNAP recommends users to create a new administrator account and disable the "admin" account. To create an administrator account, see Creating an Administrator Account.
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Modify the quota for the user.
Note:This option is only available when quotas are enabled.
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No Limit: Quota settings do not apply to the user.
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Limit disk space to: Specify a quota for the user.
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Use group quotas: Group quota settings apply to the user.
Important:Individual quotas may override group quotas.
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Click OK.
Edit user group
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Under Action, click .
The Edit User Group window appears.
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Select or deselect user groups.
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Click Apply.
Edit shared folder permission
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Under Action, click .
The Edit Shared Folder Permission window appears.
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Edit the user's permissions for each shared folder.
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Optional: Select Apply changes to subfolders.
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Click Apply.
Edit application privileges
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Under Action, click .
The Edit Application Privileges window appears.
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Select the applications that the user is allowed to access.
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Click Apply.
Tip:QNAP recommends denying access to applications and network services that the user does not require.
By default, administrator accounts have access to all applications.
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