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Help A Beginner to Restrict Share Write/Delete/Rename
I'm a beginner to unix, but this all seems way more complicated than it needs to be. Someone should explain/guide newbies through the most common type of security settings. PLEASE HELP! And ...
Hi Bob,
I'm a Duo owner. I'm posting this reply based on my limited experience and vague memory. So my answer / understanding may be wrong. However, my 2 DUOs have been running smoothly for a number of years (one as a primary shared NAS and the other as a non-shared backup to the primary).
From memory, I seem to recall that the MEDIA share on the DUO is a special case. It is an open / unrestricted share that grants all users and devices (media players) read access. It is inteded as a "public" folder for streaming / serving media(photos, music, video). It is also where torrent files are saved when downloaded. I think write access is limited to ADMIN and / or ADMIN GROUP.
You should use the DATA share or another newly created share for storing your other files (non-media) as you can fully manage / control access to these shares. There is also the option to allow the creation of a HOME share for each user, which is a private space available only to that user. I think the user can choose to share files / folders with others on a case by case basis (I don't use HOME shares on my DUO).
The BACKUP share is intended as the target for backup software to enable backing up your other computers / devices to the NAS. This share shouldn't be accessed routinely by users and shouldn't be used to share files with other users. This is also where the NAS configuration backup is stored. You can easily set a backup job to run on this share to copy the data to a USB HDD or another NAS to provide a second copy of your important backups.
I have my UPS monitoring set to AUTO. The NAS shuts down safely when the UPS is getting low. I think the NAS monitors the rate at which the power is being used and shutsdown before the UPS runs out. I haven't had any uncontrolled shutdowns, even when the UPS batteries were flagged for replacement.
I hope this helps.
Cheers, Shaun.
I'm a Duo owner. I'm posting this reply based on my limited experience and vague memory. So my answer / understanding may be wrong. However, my 2 DUOs have been running smoothly for a number of years (one as a primary shared NAS and the other as a non-shared backup to the primary).
From memory, I seem to recall that the MEDIA share on the DUO is a special case. It is an open / unrestricted share that grants all users and devices (media players) read access. It is inteded as a "public" folder for streaming / serving media(photos, music, video). It is also where torrent files are saved when downloaded. I think write access is limited to ADMIN and / or ADMIN GROUP.
You should use the DATA share or another newly created share for storing your other files (non-media) as you can fully manage / control access to these shares. There is also the option to allow the creation of a HOME share for each user, which is a private space available only to that user. I think the user can choose to share files / folders with others on a case by case basis (I don't use HOME shares on my DUO).
The BACKUP share is intended as the target for backup software to enable backing up your other computers / devices to the NAS. This share shouldn't be accessed routinely by users and shouldn't be used to share files with other users. This is also where the NAS configuration backup is stored. You can easily set a backup job to run on this share to copy the data to a USB HDD or another NAS to provide a second copy of your important backups.
I have my UPS monitoring set to AUTO. The NAS shuts down safely when the UPS is getting low. I think the NAS monitors the rate at which the power is being used and shutsdown before the UPS runs out. I haven't had any uncontrolled shutdowns, even when the UPS batteries were flagged for replacement.
I hope this helps.
Cheers, Shaun.
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