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Password protected folders on the NAS
I want to create folders on the NAS which are password protected. Specific users and or groups are to have different read and write permissions. E.g. the children in the house are not allowed to enter...
It is not possible to password protects shares. Rather, you create user accounts on the NAS (each with a password) and then can grant different levels of access to the shares for each of those different users as required.
This link may help - be careful not to over-restrict access as that can cause you a lot of unnecessary admin work & frustration when access is not setup as you would like
This link may help - be careful not to over-restrict access as that can cause you a lot of unnecessary admin work & frustration when access is not setup as you would like
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