Access by device name, get rid of SMB 3.5.21

Windows Credential Manager - WinXP too
Dear StephenB,

Thanks, the commands for mgmt of network credentials in XP are much as you said,
CONTROL PANEL / USER ACCOUNTS / Pick a task...CHANGE AN ACCOUNT /
Pick an account to change JERRY COMPUTER ADMINISTRATOR

What do you want to change about your account:
LEFT SCRN PANEL: MANAGE MY NETWORK PASSWORDS

So in this house with 4PCs and 2 ReadyNAS, the only users are Jerry and Robin.

I understand passwords -- FrontView has an empty box for pwds, and you bloody well better put one in if you expect to be friends with your NASbox and agree on passwords and the meaning of life.

Conceptually, on the ReadyNAS end, can we separately specify who can **log in** vs specifying **who owns the files**? The first is a network convenience. To me, the second specification is a dangerous Linux-world user and group ownership model that can cost me access to my own data.

Could you say where/how we specify user names on the ReadyNAS end, and whether this is only possible in USER not SHARE mode? And, if I specify USER, do I need to specify GROUP membership for the USER? Any general advice on what most people do? Don't feel obligated to deal w/all these questions!!![\b] . . . just trying to convey what's missing/misconceived in my conceptual framework for access control vs file ownership.

Hope this might help others too,
--jerry-va