Authorizing a User to a Share

For an overview on user roles and authorizations, see Understanding User Roles and Share Authorization.

  1. Go to Home, click a share's drop-down menu, and select Authorizations.
  2. Click Authorize User.
  3. Enter a user name and click Search Users.
    For more information on searching, see Searching Nodes and Shares.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Select permissions for the user.
    Permission Description
    Manage Select manage to make the user a manager of the share. For more information about managers, see Authorizing a User, Group, or DS With Manager Permissions.
    Browse Select browse to give the user permission to browse the node.
    Transfer Select download and upload to give the user download and upload permissions.
    File Operations Select mkdir, delete, and rename to make changes to the files on the node.
    Notifications Select content availability for Shares to send email notifications to the user whenever new content is available.