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Browse ReadyCloud user home folder in Windows 10 (RN426, OS v6.10.3)
Just bought a new ReadyNAS RN426 NAS and updated to OS v6.10.3. Now trying to setup users for it. I like to have one account for each user that is both accessible through Windows (SMB) and through t...
You have found one of the thngs I consider a major failure in ReadyCloud -- a local user and a ReadyCloud user are not and cannot be the same user as far as the NAS OS is concerned. As a result, those two separate users cannot have access to a single home folder.
One option is to not use the built-in home folders and create a pseudo equivalent (with appropriate privilages) manually. They cannot have the same name as a user, including veariations in upper/lower case. So, if you have a user Joe, you cannot have a share (other than the automatic user share) named Joe, jOE, etc. But you can have Joe-share. Fo a small numner of users, this is workable.
Another option, especially useful for a large number of users and for me, even with a small number, is using a separate VPN for remote access instead of ReadyCloud. My choice for that is ZeroTier, but there are others. Some are better set up via your router than the NAS. Using a VPN, a user is always on the (virtual) local network and is the same user whether local or remote..
You have found one of the thngs I consider a major failure in ReadyCloud -- a local user and a ReadyCloud user are not and cannot be the same user as far as the NAS OS is concerned. As a result, those two separate users cannot have access to a single home folder.
One option is to not use the built-in home folders and create a pseudo equivalent (with appropriate privilages) manually. They cannot have the same name as a user, including veariations in upper/lower case. So, if you have a user Joe, you cannot have a share (other than the automatic user share) named Joe, jOE, etc. But you can have Joe-share. Fo a small numner of users, this is workable.
Another option, especially useful for a large number of users and for me, even with a small number, is using a separate VPN for remote access instead of ReadyCloud. My choice for that is ZeroTier, but there are others. Some are better set up via your router than the NAS. Using a VPN, a user is always on the (virtual) local network and is the same user whether local or remote..
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