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I can not connect to a password protected share from my Mac
I have a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ with the very latest firmware: Hostname: powers-nas Model: ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID] Serial: 23J39B7E000CF Firmware: RAIDiator 4.1.7 [1.00a043] Memory: 256 MB [2.5-...
traceypowers wrote: One more thing to note. The existing share was the same as the username I was trying to create. Is it not possible to have a user and a share with the same name?
Yes & no
User accounts each have a private home share - automatically created by the NAS - that is named the same as the account, so in that sense yes it is possible to have a user and shar with the same name
But it is due to this that you cannot 1. Create a user with the name of an existing share and 2. Not create a new share with the name of an existing user (as it already exists)
Net result - choose a different username or rename the share
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