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Correct read / write permission setup
Since my children now have a computer and access to my ReadyNAS shares i've finally decided to set up proper permissions on the share folders after i found a directory had been renamed to random characters (accidentally) by them.
I'm running radiator 4.2.25 at present.
I usually use AFP for copying content to my ReadyNAS Pro 6, and CIFS is used by my Sonos for reading only.
I have one share called 'media' which is exposed by CIFS and AFP.
My goal is to make the CIFS share read-only but open to anybody on the local network.
Likewise make the share open but read-only over AFP too for guests.
But for my defined user 'mcarter' on the ReadyNAS (security > user) i want him to have write access to the same 'media' share over AFP.
I've tried all sorts of combinations in the shares > share listing > AFP (tab). Currently i have:
default: read-only
write-enabled users: mcarter
write-enabled groups: users
allow guest access: ticked
Can anybody guide me or point to a concrete explanation of how the shares, users and permissions work on a ReadyNAS.
For what its worth, i never got on with Samba share permissions very well when i was running a run of the mill Linux server years ago :roll:
I'm running radiator 4.2.25 at present.
I usually use AFP for copying content to my ReadyNAS Pro 6, and CIFS is used by my Sonos for reading only.
I have one share called 'media' which is exposed by CIFS and AFP.
My goal is to make the CIFS share read-only but open to anybody on the local network.
Likewise make the share open but read-only over AFP too for guests.
But for my defined user 'mcarter' on the ReadyNAS (security > user) i want him to have write access to the same 'media' share over AFP.
I've tried all sorts of combinations in the shares > share listing > AFP (tab). Currently i have:
default: read-only
write-enabled users: mcarter
write-enabled groups: users
allow guest access: ticked
Can anybody guide me or point to a concrete explanation of how the shares, users and permissions work on a ReadyNAS.
For what its worth, i never got on with Samba share permissions very well when i was running a run of the mill Linux server years ago :roll:
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- Are AFP permissions a mystery to all then? :|
To add to the above, OSX Finder already states i'm "connected" as my "mcarter" user. But when I try to create a new folder in the root of my AFP share I get prompted for my password. If i enter a random password it shakes the dialog box and wants the password again. if I type in the correct password it tells me "The operation can't be completed because you don't have the necessary permission."
I'm stumped. :( - It seems the dialog box that pops up asking for a username and password is related to the OS not the ReadyNAS. If i use a ReadyNSA username which doesn't match an OSX local username then the dialog box will never accept a username + password.
So the ReadyNAS lets users connect via AFP and browse, but not to create any folders or files.
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