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ReadyNAS 104 Firmware 6.6.1 File Folder Permissions help / Network access file access
Hello everyone. I've been using ReadyNAS for a few years and I have fairly simple file access security requirements. I have stumbled upon the "right" settings a few times and have just left it for ages. I'm now trying to change something and I realise again how little I understand what's going on here. Any help would be great.
What I want:
Backup SMB Share
Admin user: Read/write
Test user: Read only
Everyone else: nothing. IE no guest access etc.
How I assumed this is achieved:
What I get with the above settings.
Admin account works:
When I browse the share in Windows 10 File Explorer it asks for credentials, I use admin and I’m in with Read/Write permissions.
Test account gets denied:
“You do not have permission to access \\readynas\backup. Contact your network administrator to request access.”
Note, troubleshooting is confusing as I’ve found after mapping it with admin, “net use del \\readynas\backup” doesn’t work. So I need to reboot to properly unmap and troubleshoot with another account. Not a big deal but an FYI if someone else is having inconsistent results.
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ckeech wrote:
“net use del \\readynas\backup” doesn’t work.
This is the wrong syntax. You'd use net use \\readynas\backup /delete
Windows treats the readynas hostname and ip address as two different machines, which is convenient when testing account permissions. For instance you can use the hostname to access the NAS as admin, and simultaneously use the ip address to access it as test.
Aaaah that makes sense. Thanks for that!
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