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Euschrj
Aspirant
Oct 01, 2018

Mapping Home drive with Windows 10 Home 64-bit to a RN214 , firmware 6.9.4

Mapping Home drive with Windows 10  Home 64-bit to a RN214 , firmware 6.9.4   I have just finished reloading this RN214 with all the relevant files from an older RDN4000. So, this is a new chas...
File Sharing
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 02, 2018

If you only access the NAS with a single shared account, you probably don't need the home share (and in my opinion are better off without it).

 

Of course it should still work. Perhaps try rebooting both the NAS and the PC, and try mapping the home share using the NAS IP address instead of it's host name.

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Euschrj
Aspirant
Oct 02, 2018

Thanks StephenB.

i took a step back and asked myself why is it benefital for a node to automatically create shareable storage slices on it own.

So true.... it is a bit odd.

Therefore, i have just created individual shares and locked down access to prevent any prying eyes access to the keys of the kingdom.

Any idea how to stop this thing from auto generating a user share when anyone maps a general share?

 

 

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 03, 2018
    Euschrj wrote:

    Any idea how to stop this thing from auto generating a user share when anyone maps a general share?

     

    Try disabling SMB for the home folder on in the share list.  It might not prevent the creation of the share, but you shouldn't see it from the PCs.

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