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how to ACTUALLY set up a password protected network share
Ive been through forums and google all day to do a simple thing. I need to have a password protected network share ie \\netgear\share that asks for a username and password every time (doesnt ...
Hi thetedium,
that's a good question, I'm struggeling with this every time I factory default my unit... ;)
Here's what I did to get it working for me:
- I created a new user, putting it in the default 'users' group
- I created a new share
- In the settings of the new share under 'Network Access'->'SMB'->'Security' I did:
+ untick 'READ/WRITE' for 'Everyone'
+ tick 'Read only' for 'users' (OPTIONAL: so all my users have READ access on that share)
+ tick 'READ/WRITE' for my newly created user
- In the settings of the new share under 'File Access'->'Security' I did:
+ set 'Folder Owner' to my newly created user
+ set 'Folder group' to 'users'
+ untick 'READ/WRITE' for 'Everyone'
+ tick 'READ/WRITE' for 'Folder Owner'
+ tick 'READ ONLY' for 'Folder group' (OPTIONAL: this one is also optional for you, it's just that all my users in 'users' group also have READ permission on the file system)
I hope this gets you to your goal.
regards,
asdf
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