Administrator Guide

For example, when client jsmith connects to the FluidFS cluster, the feature will present jsmith with any available SMB shares, as well
as an SMB home share labeled jsmith.
NOTE: You still must create the user folders yourself and set the permissions manually or by using an automated script if
the automatic home folder creation option is not enabled in the SMB home share settings. See the following topics:
• Create Parent and User Folders
• Set User Permissions
SMB Home Shares Procedure Summary
This section provides a summary of how to enable SMB home shares and a link to each task.
Prerequisites
• Create a NAS container. See Create a NAS Container.
• If automatic home folder creation is disabled, create an SMB share that will be the root of all the users’ home folders. The root
will be the path-prex value in the SMB home share setting. See Create an SMB Share.
Each of the three main tasks for creating an SMB home share has its own series of steps.
NOTE: Steps 1 and 3 are needed only when the automatic home folder creation option is disabled while enabling the SMB
home share feature in step 2.
1. Give ownership of the SMB share (created previously) to the account that will create the folders for each user’s home folder
(for example, the domain administrator). See Give Ownership of the SMB Share to an Account.
2. Enable the SMB home share.
3. Connect to the SMB share that you created and create a home folder structure, under which you create a home folder for each
user with appropriate permissions. The home folder structure must conform to the path prex you chose. See the following
topics:
• Create Parent and User Folders
• Set User Permissions
Give Ownership of the SMB Share to an Account
To give ownership to an account, follow these steps:
1. Select the Computer
2. Specify the Owner
3. Replace the Owner
Select the Computer
1. Open the Shared Folders MMC console.
2. Select Connect to another computer from the Action menu.
The Select Computer dialog box opens.
3. In the dialog box, click the Another computer button and enter the NAS cluster name in the text box (for example,
uidfs.venus.local).
4. Click OK.
Specify the Owner
1. In the right pane of the Shared Folders window, double-click Shares. Then, right-click home (the SMB share that you created)
to select Properties from the pop-up menu.
Windows Explorer opens the Properties window.
2. On the Share Permissions tab, click the Add button.
A selection dialog box opens for user, computer, service account, or group.
3. In the text box labeled Enter the object name to select, type a name (for example, domain administrator) and click OK.
4. Ensure that the object (domain administrator) is selected in the Group or user names box. The Permissions box displays the
access rights for this object. Select the Allow checkbox to give Full control to the object.
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