Changing access to one mail file

Change access to one user's mail file through the Users page in SmartCloud Notes® Administration.

Before you begin

Read about mail file access.

Procedure

  1. Log on to http://www.ibmcloud.com/social using the e-mail address and password of a SmartCloud Notes user with the Administrator role.
  2. If your account also has the User role, click Admin > Manage Organization.
  3. In the System Settings section of the navigation pane, click IBM SmartCloud Notes.
  4. Click Users.
  5. If your organization uses partitions, select the partition.
    Tip: If you do not know the user's partition, click User Accounts in the navigation pane to locate the user and view the partition assignment. Alternatively, if you have the Administrator role, select All to view the names of users in all partitions.
  6. In the Search box, type the beginning characters of any of the following user values to display the user's name:
    • Distinguished name, for example, Samantha Daryn/Renovations.
    • Internet email address, for example, sdaryn@renovations.
    • Last name, for example, Daryn.
    A "starts with" search matches values for names that begin with letters you specify. It does not include results where the specified letters are simply included in the name. For example, the results of a search on ma might include masmith@renovations and Kristin MacGyver, but would not include tamado@renovations. Search results can include a maximum of 1000 names. You cannot use the wildcard character (*) when you search.
  7. Click the user's name in the search results.
  8. Under Available actions for this user, click Manage mail file access to show the current access control list.
  9. Complete the following steps to change a name's access:
    Table 1. Actions to change access
    Action Steps
    Change the access level for a name in the list. Select a different access level in the drop-down box next to the name.
    Remove access for a name in the list. Select the trash icon next to the name.
    Add a name to the list
    1. In the Select type drop-down box, select a type of entry that corresponds to the name:
      • Person
      • Mixed group
      • Server group
      • Person group
      Note: Mixed Group and Server group can be used to refer to on-premises servers in hybrid environments.
    2. Select the name of a user or group from your directory.
    3. Select the access level.

    Type designations provide additional security. For example, assigning the Person type to someone prevents an unauthorized user from creating a Group document, giving it the name of the person in the access control list, adding his or her name to the group, and then accessing the database through the group name.

  10. Click Save.