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  2. NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide
  3. Steps to protect Access Appliance
  4. About single sign-on (SSO) configuration
  5. Configuring SSO on Access Appliance
  6. Adding and removing user roles using GUI
NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide

Adding and removing user roles using GUI

You can use the Access Appliance GUI to add local, AD and LDAP users.

To add a new user

  1. Navigate to Settings > User management and click Add to add a new user.
  2. The Add user form appears.
    • To add a local user, select the user type as Local.

    • To add an AD/LDAP user, select the user type as Directory and add a valid user name or group name.

    • For AD, enter domain\\username.

    • For LDAP, enter username.

    Click Add.

  3. The list of users gets updated after the operation is complete.

To remove a user

  1. You can remove a user by clicking the menu button next to the user and selecting Remove.
  2. A confirmation window appears. Click Ok to remove the user. The list of users gets updated after the operation is complete.

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