Administrator Guide

Set Share-Level Permissions for an SMB Share
Administrators can set initial permissions for an SMB share without having to log in to the share using Windows and setting the folder
security properties.
About this task
This procedure grants users share-level permission (full control, modify, or read) for an SMB share.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select SMB Shares.
4. In the SMB Shares panel, select an SMB share and click Edit Settings.
The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
5. Click Share Security.
The Edit SMB Share Settings dialog box opens.
6. Click the Add, Edit, or Remove link below the permissions table.
The Select Account dialog box opens.
7. Provide the required information and then click OK.
Enable or Disable Access-Based Share Enumeration for an SMB Share
When SLP access-based share enumeration is enabled, if a particular user or group does not have share-level permissions for a specific
SMB share, the SMB share and its folders and files will not be visible to the user or group. When SLP access-based share enumeration is
disabled, the SMB share and its folders and files will be visible to users and groups regardless of whether they have permissions for the
SMB share.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select SMB Shares.
4. In the SMB Shares panel, select an SMB share and click Edit Settings.
The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
5. Click Content.
6. Enable or disable access-based share enumeration:
• To enable access-based share enumeration, select the Access Based Enumeration checkbox.
• To disable access-based share enumeration, clear the Access Based Enumeration checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Enable or Disable AES-Based Encryption for an SMB Share
Encryption requires SMBv3 or later. If you are using SMB versions earlier than v3, access to encryption-enabled shares will be denied.
About this task
This procedure enables or disables Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-based encryption on an SMB share.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select SMB Shares.
4. In the SMB Shares panel, select an SMB share and click Edit Settings.
The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
5. Click Advanced.
6. In the AES-based Encryption field, select or clear the Enable checkbox.
7. Click OK.
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