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HAT-420 · Question #80

What does the root account on a Hitachi Unified Storage system support by default?

The correct answer is D. Account management - view and modify. On a Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) system, the root account is a default administrative account whose scope is limited specifically to Account management - meaning it can view and modify user accounts, roles, and access controls, but nothing else by default. Options A and B are…

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Question

What does the root account on a Hitachi Unified Storage system support by default?

Options

  • AStorage management - view and modify
  • BSecurity management - view and modify
  • CAccount and Storage management - view and modify
  • DAccount management - view and modify

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    88% (15)

Explanation

On a Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) system, the root account is a default administrative account whose scope is limited specifically to Account management - meaning it can view and modify user accounts, roles, and access controls, but nothing else by default. Options A and B are incorrect because Storage management and Security management are not part of the root account's default permissions; these require separate roles or accounts to be configured. Option C is a common trap - it sounds authoritative because it combines two roles, but the root account does not include Storage management by default.

Memory tip: Think of "root" in HUS as a gatekeeper, not a storage admin - its job is managing who gets in (accounts), not what's inside (storage or security policies).

Topics

#root account#account management#default permissions#HUS security

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