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Password protecting a single folder only
I have 10 users on a NAS312 and nothing is currently password protected as closed network (no wifi). Anyhow they wish to now password protect one folder for access by 2 people only, I don't really...
connor25 wrote:
...I see no way of doing this without setting everyone else up user ID's and rights etc which isn't the way I wish to go.
I already outlined one method.
Create one new user account (call it "protected"), and set up the three staff member's PCs to use the "protected" account and password when they access the NAS. You do that with windows credential manager.
The system will created a user folder called "protected" which would only be visible to the staff members using that credential, and which would only be accessible by them. All staff members continue to have access to your existing shares.
Is there something about that approach that won't work for you?
Hi Thanks, I just could not get this to work at all.
I currently have no users or passwords, the network is closed (no wifi) so all the staff just use whatever they wish, however they now want just one folder passworded so only 3 members of staff can access this folder, I see no way of doing this without setting everyone else up user ID's and rights etc which isn't the way I wish to go.
Is there any other way I can do this through windows 7 maybe?
connor25 wrote:
...I see no way of doing this without setting everyone else up user ID's and rights etc which isn't the way I wish to go.
I already outlined one method.
Create one new user account (call it "protected"), and set up the three staff member's PCs to use the "protected" account and password when they access the NAS. You do that with windows credential manager.
The system will created a user folder called "protected" which would only be visible to the staff members using that credential, and which would only be accessible by them. All staff members continue to have access to your existing shares.
Is there something about that approach that won't work for you?
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