WDTV Streaming Read Access rights vs. Admin Write Backup

BJB wrote:
Got it! If I restrict write access to the WDTV via option b) or c), will it still be able to write any metada it finds say for a movie search? I assume it tries to store that on the NAS where it got the movie file from. Just thought about that....

If you deny it write access, then of course it will not be able to store anything on the NAS. That includes meta-data.

BJB wrote:

...I restricted my "everyone" access on a share and then tried to access it from the PC. As expected a login popped up. I used the same username and password I use to login to the NAS (the "admin" login) and it would not give me access. I also tried to set it up in windows credentials and the same popup would not give me access. There is one popup that asks for the network password for the NAS...I provide the "admin" username and my password, then another popup asks for the "network password" to connect to the NAS. This is the typical windows username pref-filled in and a password box. My password won't get me past this to connect.

My RN102 is open - I'll need to check this. It shouldn't be doing that. It sounds like the first password entry was rejected.

BJB wrote:
Since you said my admin account would not get me to the files via explorer, do I take this to mean I should just setup my own new user say called "admin" and give it access to everything and then windows and windows explorer could connect to this new "user"?

Let me try again. If you add a user XXX to the NAS, then when that users browses the NAS share list (for instance by entering \\NASNAME in windows explorer) he will see a share called XXX.

Similarly user YYY will see a share called YYY. They will not see each other's shares. If you use the admin username, you also will not see XXX or YYY. You will see an admin share. These shares are called "private" shares, and there is no way for one user to access another user's private share from Windows. Personally I think that is a bug. Admin should be able to see everything. On older ReadyNAS you can browse the entire volume as admin - which in my view is the correct behavior.