User's Manual

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.0
67 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Create User's Home Folder
Each user (except for guest) can have his/her own folder called the home folder, which is accessible only by the
user and the system administrator.
Location and naming of the home folders:
 For local users, their home folders are located in the homes folder with the same name as the user account.
 For Windows ADS domain users, their home folders are located in the folder named @DH-domain name.
The name of the user's home folder is the user account plus a unique number.
To enable user home service:
1 Click User Home.
2 Tick Enable user home service.
3 If there are more than one volume on Synology DiskStation, select where you want the homes folder to be
stored.
4 Click OK.
To disable user home service:
1 Click User Home.
2 Uncheck Enable user home service.
When the user home service is disabled, the homes folder will be kept but accessible by admin only. Users can
access their home folders again if the user home service is enabled again.
Note:
 To delete the homes folder, the user home service must be disabled first.
 The domain user home service would be disabled if the local user home service is disabled.