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ReadyNAS 102 - I can't access to the folders with admin password
Dear all, Sorry if this is the wrong section. I can't access to the folder in my readyNAS if I sets permissions as "admin"; When I write the correct password for the admin profile, windows repl...
Dear StephenB,
Thank you for the explanation and the help.
Regards, Cosimo.
The message about "multiple connections using the same user name are not allowed" is the one saying you cannot have two sets of credentials for the same device. You most likely already have credentials for some shares consisting of your Windows user name with no password because they are open to all. Now you are trying to establish another set of credentials using admin, and Windows will not allow it.
First, try opening a command prompt and type net use * /delete. If that does not do it, then go into the Windows Credential Manager (type credent into search and it should show up), delete any credentials associated with the NAS, and then access the share that requires admin. The password should now work and from then on, you will also be logging into the open shares as admin and Windows may ask you for a password even though one is not needed unless you tell Windows to remember your credentials (which puts them in the Credentials Manager).
Dear Sandshark,
Thank you for your answer,
I just tried as you say (see image below) but windows still behave as always :(
Try opening CMD again and enter
net use * /delete
net use t: \\nas-ip-address\data /user:admin nas-admin-password
using the real nas ip address and admin password. Be careful on the slash direction.
The second command attempts to mount the NAS data volume as drive letter t.
Dear StephenB,
Thank you for your answer,
It worked! Now I have the NAS set as drive letter T and it seems that I have access also on the restricted folder.
Do you have any idea why it's work in that way and it's not working if I write the credentials?
Thank you!
As I said, it's a Windows limitation, not a NAS one. I have no idea why the limitation exists, but you are not the first one confounded by it.
There is one way to partly get around it if you need to. You can use one set of credentials for the NAS by name \\NASName\Share and another for the IP address \\ip.of.the.nas\Share because Windows is unaware they are the same device.
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