Event-based user state synchronization in a local cloud of a cloud storage system

A local file storage system configured to synchronize local user definitions of said local file storage system with global user definitions of a remote file storage system, said local file storage system comprising:

• a processing unit configured to execute code;
• a wide area network (WAN) adapter;
• memory for storing data and said code, said data and said code including a local user directory configured to maintain a plurality of local user definitions associated with a plurality of local user accounts having access to a local file system (LFS) hosted by said local file storage system,
• a local user state synchronizer configured to
• capture a local user state snapshot indicative of said local user definitions,
• communicate with said remote file storage system, said remote file storage system maintaining a global user directory comprising a plurality of global user definitions associated with a plurality of global user accounts having access to at least one of a remote file system (RFS) hosted by said remote file storage system and said LFS, each of said local user definitions corresponding to one of said global user definitions,
• receive a remote user state snapshot indicative of said global user definitions,
• compare said local user state snapshot and said remote user state snapshot to identify differences between said local user definitions and said global user definitions,
• generate update information based at least in part on said differences, and
• provide said update information to said remote file storage system to facilitate synchronization of said global user definitions with said local user definitions as of a first time, and
• an event delivery interface configured to receive a user event including information indicative of a change made to an altered global user definition after said first time;
• and
• wherein said local user state synchronizer is further configured to alter a corresponding one of said local user definitions based on said user event to synchronize said corresponding local user definition and said altered global user definition as of a second time subsequent said first time.