Set User Privileges via the API

Prerequisite: You need administrative privileges to create and assign user privileges using the Cloud API.

To set user privileges via the Cloud API to access and manage shares and Network File Storage clusters, follow these steps:

1. Authenticate to the Cloud API using your API credentials.

2. Create a user using the POST /cloudapi/v6/um/users endpoint.

3. Set the following required parameters for the user: user's name, email address, and password.

4. Create a group using the POST /cloudapi/v6/um/groups endpoint.

5. Set accessAndManageNFS privilege to true.

6. Assign the user to the created group using POST /cloudapi/v6/um/groups/{groupId}/users endpoint.

Note: Remember to provide the user ID in the request body: id: <userID>

Result: The user has the privilege to access and manage Network File Storage.