Through the local admin page, you can use Local Users mode to manually create user accounts on your ReadyNAS storage system.
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Use Local Users mode to manually create, manage, and delete user accounts on your ReadyNAS storage system. This section assumes that your ReadyNAS storage system is currently in Local Users mode.
To create a user account:
1. Select Accounts > Users.
2. Click the New User button.
The New User pop-up screen displays.
3. Enter the following information for the new user.
Properties tab:
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Name. User names can have a maximum of 31 characters in most non-Asian languages. If you use Asian language characters, the limit is lower. You can use most alphanumeric and punctuation characters for a user name. User names cannot consist of numbers only and cannot contain the @ character.
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Email Address. (Optional) Enter the user's email address.
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Password. Enter a password. Each user password can have a maximum of 255 characters.
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Re-enter Password. Reenter the user password.
Note: The UID is a unique user ID assigned to each user. This is generated automatically.
Groups tab:
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Primary Group. From the drop-down list, select the primary group to which the user is assigned. The default group is called users. For information about creating groups, see the How do I create a group account on my ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system?
Note: In addition to belonging to a single primary group, a user can belong to multiple secondary groups. For information about assigning a user to a secondary group, see the How do I edit a group account on my ReadyNAS OS 6 storage system?
SSH tab: For advanced users only. Use this section to import a public key for the user.
4. Click the Create button.
A new user account is created.