NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

jluros's avatar
jluros
Aspirant
Jan 18, 2018

File search on ReadyNAS 6.9.1 doesn't allow searching home shares

The subject speaks for itself. I can search other shares, but not the users' "home shares." Is this a bug (or a feature)?

7 Replies

Replies have been turned off for this discussion
  • Marc_V's avatar
    Marc_V
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hi jluros

     

    This is not a bug, Home shares are actually created as a private folder for each user on the NAS and only the admin account will have access to it.

     

    Even when you enable File Search feature Home folders is not available to be selected.

     

     

    Hope this helps!

     

     

    Regards

    • Marc_V's avatar
      Marc_V
      NETGEAR Employee Retired


      We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.

      If your issue is now resolved, we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accept as Solution” or post what resolved it and mark it as solution so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.
       
      The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
       


      Regards,

      • jluros's avatar
        jluros
        Aspirant
        I'm not sure I agree that this is the proper result/implementation. Why wouldn't the file search use file permissions to determine the result set? Every modern OS works this way.
    • jluros's avatar
      jluros
      Aspirant

      No, this doesn't help. It explains why this doesn't work, but doesn't explain why File Search (and Spotlight) on private shares is not possible. This is a business-class product, and should support file searching of public and private shares. The SMB protocol has supported user-level security and authentication and encrypted communications for years.

      • poko2121's avatar
        poko2121
        Aspirant

        does spotlight search work for you on shares other than home folders?

NETGEAR Academy

Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology! 

Join Us!

ProSupport for Business

Comprehensive support plans for maximum network uptime and business peace of mind.

 

Learn More