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Restricting folders with Passwords
Ok, i have fixed many of the issues i have come up with so far. My only issue now is that i need to setup accounts so that users can only access certain files. This is the setup i need:
Admin and IT (Protected with Admin credentials)
General (available for all users)
Scans (available for all users)
I have created these users but when i map the drives, it doesn't request credentials. Anyone can get into the Admin files. When i remove the check next to "Everyone" under File Access, i am no longer able to connect to the drive.
Any help would be appreciated!
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Hi Gilfammedicine, instead of wrestling with credentials for subfolders within one share also being forced to deal with win10 security you could consider to have three dedicated shares 1) Admin and IT, 2) General and 3) Scans to address this. Then only let those users access a certain share, which concerns them.
Kind regards
Thats a good idea. If i can't figure out the issue, i may just do that. Thanks!
Gilfammedicine wrote:
I have created these users but when i map the drives, it doesn't request credentials.
This is more about Windows than the ReadyNAS.
You can create credentials in the Windows Credential Manager for the NAS (one for the hostname and potentially one for the ip address). You can enter the password there too if you want the access to be automatic, but you can also leave it out.
You can also specify the credentials when you map the drives.
Also, generally it works out better if you leave "file access" set to everyone, and manage access with "network access".
Thanks for the reply!
I had already entered the credentials in Credential Manager, but everyone still has access to each file regardless of their credentials. You think I need two credentials you said? One for the IP and one for the hostname? I only created the credentials for the IP. I'll try adding another one.
Gilfammedicine wrote:I had already entered the credentials in Credential Manager, but everyone still has access to each file regardless of their credentials.
Are you setting network access permissions or file access permissions in the NAS? You should be using network access permissions.
Also, in order to test network access you need to clear out any open sessions in the PC. You can do this by rebooting, or by running CMD and entering net use * /delete
Gilfammedicine wrote:
You think I need two credentials you said? One for the IP and one for the hostname?
That depends how people access the NAS. If people use the IP address, then you need a credential for that. If they use hostname, then you'll need a second one.
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