Working with users in the ECS Portal

You can use the User Management page available from Manage > Users to create local users assigned as object users for a namespace. You can also create management users, which can be new local users to whom you assign management roles, or domain users to whom you assign management roles.

You can use the User Management page available from Manage > Users to:

The User Management page has two tabs: the Object Users tab and the Management Users tab.

Object Users tab

You can use the Object Users tab to view the details of object users, to edit object users, and to delete object users. The object users listed on this page include:

  • The local object users created by a System or Namespace Administrator in the ECS Portal.
  • The domain users that have become object users by way of obtaining a secret key using a client that communicates with the ECS Management REST API.

A System Administrator sees the object users for all namespaces. A Namespace Administrator sees only the object users in their namespace.

Figure 1. User Management page

Table 1. Object user properties
Field Description
Name The name of the object user.
Namespace The namespace to which the object user is assigned.
Actions The actions that can be completed for the object user.
  • Edit: Change the object user's name, the namespace to which the user is assigned, or the S3, Swift, or CAS object access passwords for the user.
  • Delete: Delete the object user.
  • New Object User button: Add a new object user.

Management Users tab

You can use the Management Users tab to view the details of local and domain management users, to edit management users, and to delete management users. This tab is only visible to System Administrators.

Management Users view
Table 2. Management user properties
Field Description
Name The name of the management user.
Actions The actions that can be completed for the management user.
  • Edit: For a local management user: Change the user's name, password, and System Administrator or System Monitor role assignment. For a domain management user: Change the AD or LDAP username or AD group name, and System Administrator or System Monitor role assignment.
  • Delete: Delete the management user.
  • New Management User button: Add a new management user that can be assigned the System Administrator role or the System Monitor role.