User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.0
55 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
To cancel password strength rules:
1 Click Password Strength.
2 Uncheck Apply password strength rules.
3 Click Apply.
Create User's Home Folder
Each DSM 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.
For DSM admin and users belonging to the administrators group, DSM users’ home folders are here:
homes/[Username]
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.
Create Domain/LDAP User’s Home Folder
If you have joined your DiskStation to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to
Main Menu > Control Panel > Directory Service > Domain users or LDAP user to create domain/LDAP users'
home folder.
To create the home folders for domain/LDAP users:
1 Click User Home.
2 Tick Enable home service for domain users or Enable home service for LDAP users.
3 Click OK.
For DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group (including domain administrators),
domain/LDAP users’ home folders are in the folder named @DH-domain name (for domain users) or @LH-
FQDN name (for LDAP users). The name of the user's home folder is the user account plus a unique number.
Like local users, all domain/LDAP users can access their own home folder via CIFS, AFP, FTP, WebDAV, or File
Station.
admin and users belonging to the administrators group can access all personal folders located in the homes
default shared folder.
Note:
 To delete the homes shared folder, user home service must be disabled first.
 Enabling domain/LDAP user home service will also enable the local user home service if it's not enabled yet.
 The domain user home service would be disabled if the local user home service is disabled.