Dell PowerProtect DD Management Center (DDMC) 7.9 Installation and Administration Guide

NIS authentication

Local user accounts on a Data Domain or PowerProtect system start with a UID of 500. When you set up a in an NIS (network information service) environment, be aware of potential UID conflicts between local and NIS user accounts. To avoid such conflicts, during initial planning consider the size of potential local accounts when you define allowable UID ranges for NIS users.

1. Click the Settings button (the gear icon) in the DDMC banner, then select Access > Authentication.
2. Click the NIS tab.
3. In the NIS Authentication area, view information about NIS Servers and configured NIS Groups, as described in the following table.

   Table 1. NIS Authentication Information

   item	description
   NIS Status	Status of service: enabled or disabled
   Domain Name	Name of domain for this service
   Server	Name of server performing authentication
   NIS Group	Name of NIS group
   Management Role	Management role assigned to group (admin or user)

4. You may add, edit, or delete any of this information by selecting the appropriate control.