Assign users and groups to volumes

By assigning Users/Groups to a Volume, you give them permission to use the resources of that Volume. To provide access to Disk Safes, the User/Group must be assigned to the Volume where the Disk Safes are kept.
{info:title=Note}If you have Disk Safes not assigned to any Volume, then Normal Users will not access this Disk Safe, but the Disk Safe's Policies/Tasks will be available to them.
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The Normal User assigned to the Volume does not see the "Volumes" folder in the Main Menu. But depending on the permissions, the User/Group may access/manipulate the following objects relating to the Volume:
* *Servers* (assigned to the Volume's Disk Safe)
* *Disk Safes for Server* (the Disk Safes are assigned to the Volume)
* *Policies for Server* (the Policies are assigned to the Volume's Disk Safe)
* *Server's Recovery Points* (the Server is assigned to the Volume's Disk Safe)
* *Server's Users and Tasks*

The following scheme visually presents relations between objects in the system:

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{info:title=Tip}Make sure the assigned Users/Groups have the necessary protected machines assigned. Otherwise, the Users/Groups cannot access data relating to the volume and these machines.


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{note:title=Notice}To assign Users to a Volume, you must be a Super User.
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{info:title=Note}The user to which you want to assign the volume must already be created.
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You can assign users/groups to the volume while creating the volume or after it exists in the system. And you can assign volumes to a user in the user's properties window while creating or editing a user.

You can see assigned users/groups in the volume properties window and in the volume drop down details on the _Volumes_ screen. You can see volumes assigned to the user in the user's properties window and in the user drop down details on the _Users_ screen.

Follow the instructions below to assign users/groups to an existing volume.

1. In the Main Menu, click *Settings* and select *Volumes* to access the _Volumes_ screen.


2. To assign a user or group to a volume, click the corresponding _Actions_ icon and select *Edit Volume*. !Volumes - Edit Volume.png|border=1!
The _Edit Volume_ window displays.

3. When the _Edit Volume_ window displays, select the _Users_ tab. Select a user name from the drop down menu and click the *+ Add* button.

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If you need to remove an assigned user from the Volume properties window, click the X icon of the corresponding user.

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5. Click the Save button to save the changes. The users and groups are now added to the volume.{excerpt:hidden=true}Instructions on how to assign users and groups to a volume in Server Backup Manager.{excerpt}