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AJSG1969
Dec 11, 2020Aspirant
Permission problems with Windows 10 Pro - ReadyNAS 2120 v2 - Office 365
Dear All, Since moving to Windows 10 Pro I am having significant permission issues with our ReadyNAS Share access. I have tried the basics but cannot seem to create a username/pass combination to ...
StephenB
Dec 11, 2020Guru - Experienced User
It sounds like you are using Microsoft accounts, and not local accounts. I don't think you can get Microsoft logins to work. But you can specify different user credentials for the NAS in the windows credential manager.
It makes sense to start by deleting any credentials that are already in the windows credential manager.
After that, try creating a single user account in the NAS. The user account shouldn't match the name of any of the PCs accessing the NAS, and it also can't match any share name.
Then you can test access using that account using CMD in the windows system:
net use * /delete /y net use t: \\nas-name\sharename /user:username userpassword
using the real nas-name, user name, and user password (and of course a real share). Be careful on the typing - particularly the two slash directions.
The first command terminates any open SMB sessions in the PC; the second attempts to map the share to drive letter T.
Once you've confirmed that works, you can enter a windows credential in the Windows credential manager for the NAS (specifying that username and (optionally) the password).
Note you can use a single (shared) NAS account on all the PCs if you like (though that assumes that you don't need the private folder feature, and also that you don't need to restrict access to some shares).
AJSG1969
Dec 14, 2020Aspirant
I cannot get the mapped drive to survive a reboot. I have tried:
net use l: \\172.16.105.196\Scan /user:AG test /persistent:Yes
However on reboot Windows asks me for a passord for User "AG" which it doesn't recognise.
I also cannot connect to the drives using "Map network drive". I ssuppose I could run a batch on restart but it does seem very clunky a method.
Thanks,
Andrew.
- StephenBDec 14, 2020Guru - Experienced User
AJSG1969 wrote:
I cannot get the mapped drive to survive a reboot. I have tried:
net use l: \\172.16.105.196\Scan /user:AG test /persistent:Yes
However on reboot Windows asks me for a passord for User "AG" which it doesn't recognise.
Open the Windows Credential Manager on the PC. Then delete any credentials that are already there for the NAS, and create a new windows credential that includes the username and the password.
- AJSG1969Dec 14, 2020Aspirant
I first deleted all shares, then created a Credential and ran the net use for this particular share. On reboot it asks me to enter credentials but does not accept the username/password and will not give me access to the share.
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