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User Search Account Type

For security reasons, you can restrict user searches so that your users can only search for user accounts that are assigned a specific level of access.

To access the User search account type setting:

  1. Open the User settings page.

    To open the User settings page:

    1. In the FileCloud admin portal's left navigation bar, scroll down and click Settings. Then, on the Settings navigation page, click Misc MiscIcon.png .

    2. In the inner navigation bar on the left of the Settings page, expand the Misc menu, and click User, as shown below.
      UserSettingsPage.png

    The User settings page opens.

  2. Click the User search account type drop-down list:
    Usersearchaccounttype.png

  3. Choose the account type to search on, and click Save.

User account type

Level of access

ALL

No restriction of account searches

FULL

An account with full access has its own private cloud storage space in the "My Files" area.

These users can:

  • store files in their own private cloud storage space

  • view/download files stored in their storage space

  • view/download files shared with them by other user accounts

GUEST

An account with guest access level has restricted access to the FileCloud system.

These user accounts do not have private cloud storage. These users can:

  • view/upload/download files shared to them by other user accounts

  • re-share content if they have permission

EXTERNAL

An account that can only be used to access the User Portal through a Web browser.

External Accounts can:

  • view/upload/download content shared with them 

External Access accounts can only be local user accounts.