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Share requires network credentials - what those?
I have a (now quite venerable) ReadyNAS NV+ working merrily away, mostly as a DLNA media server.
From my Windows 8.1 laptop, I can map drives to the default media and backup shares quite happily and without problem. But when I create additional shares, I can apparently map to them OK, except that I am prompted for my "Network credentials" - as a Linux man at heart, I really don't know what Windows is asking for.
All I have is my Windows login username/password (which aren't accepted) and the ReadyNAS Admin userid and password. Which are also not accepted.
Any idea how I get past this "enter Network credentials" prompt? I don't want it, I just want to "get to" all my shares without let or hindrance.
Cheers
Bill
From my Windows 8.1 laptop, I can map drives to the default media and backup shares quite happily and without problem. But when I create additional shares, I can apparently map to them OK, except that I am prompted for my "Network credentials" - as a Linux man at heart, I really don't know what Windows is asking for.
All I have is my Windows login username/password (which aren't accepted) and the ReadyNAS Admin userid and password. Which are also not accepted.
Any idea how I get past this "enter Network credentials" prompt? I don't want it, I just want to "get to" all my shares without let or hindrance.
Cheers
Bill
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- This annoyed the hell out of me for a few days. Let me try and stop the pain.
In the admin panel RAIDiator go into Shares and add a password to your share. Apply and then delete that password and apply it again. I found this sorted it. A tad annoying but to be honest I was so happy to sort it I overlooked the stupidity of the system.
Hope that helps.
Ian - Let me explain the rights system.
You have two sets of rights, one for the system (windows user or linux chown/chmod rights) and the rights on the share (samba, FTP...). The most restrictive of the two applies. Share rights are typically configured on the NAS web interface and that's what windows calls network credentials.
If you have that password, you can try to prepend "NAS-NAME\" before the user when entering the credentials on windows. For example, MyNAS\Admin instead of Admin.
Hope it helps. - Thanks for the help. What worked for me was to change from SHARE security mode to USER (without creating any userids etc. Bizarre!)
But anyway, alls well etc.
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