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Guide

Apr 20, 2020

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I can't delete the "Home Folder" on my ReadyNas OS 6.10.3

Hello at all, in my ReadyNas OS 6.10.3 I would like to completely remove the "Home Folder" but I can't. I have already read this thread https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS-in-Busin...

Sandshark
Apr 20, 2020
You show in your signature that you have an NV+V2, which does not run OS6 nor use BTRFS. Please confirm which NAS this is on.

Assuming you also have a newer NAS you just haven't added to your signature, you have to use root credentials, not admin, in SSH. The root password is the same as your admin password.

Sandshark

Sensei

Apr 20, 2020

You show in your signature that you have an NV+V2, which does not run OS6 nor use BTRFS. Please confirm which NAS this is on.

Assuming you also have a newer NAS you just haven't added to your signature, you have to use root credentials, not admin, in SSH. The root password is the same as your admin password.

Bob245

Guide

Apr 21, 2020

Hi, just one last question.

I realized that the folders of the local user, under the "Home Folder" are still created.
In my case I use only one user called "veeam-account" and if I delete this folder, it is then recreated.
The SMB service on the share Home Folder is disabled but the system still creates a folder for each local user present and used.
It is not important but I was wondering if I could disable the creation of the home folder of the local user used. Thank you. Bob

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 21, 2020
Bob245 wrote:

but I was wondering if I could disable the creation of the home folder of the local user used.

I don't think you can. But it shouldn't possible to put anything into that folder, unless you are using NAS admin credentials to access the full data volume with SMB.
- Sandshark
  Sensei
  Apr 21, 2020
  In the old RAIDiator firmware, you could. But in OS6, you can't. I suspect that's because of the dependency of things like Time Machine backups on the existance of a Home folder.