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How to login multiple users in windows SMB share on FreeNAS

To login multiple users in windows SMB share on FREENAS

Introduction:

SMB stands for “Server Message Block", a file-sharing protocol that was developed by IBM and has been around since the mid-eighties. This protocol was designed to support computers to read and write files to a remote host over a local area network (LAN).

Log into FreeNAS:

This the Dashboard page of FreeNAS: Go to users and create a new User: Once completed open pools and create a new dataset:

After that go to SMB shares and create a new share: Once completed edit the permission for new dataset: Once completed restart the SMB service: Then open file explorer and type the SMB share ip address in address bar and login as homeuser: Then click the windowshare2 to open and login as homeuser2: It will not open, and give the error message permission denied. Because SMB share will allow only one user at a time. If we need to login as another user we must delete the credentials for existing user: To delete the credentials for existing user open command prompt and type the following command:

“net use * /delete”

Once completed open windowshare2 and login as homeuser2: If again I am trying to open windowshare it will through the error permission denied, then we need to delete the credentials for windowshare2. Now, login as windowshare credentials: With this method login multiple users in windows SMB share on FreeNAS comes to an end.

Tag : SMB FreeNAS
FAQ
Q
What are the types of ports in SMB?
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SMB service is provided over two ports. TCP port 139 is SMB over NETBIOS. NETBIOS is a transport layer protocol designed to use in Windows operating systems over the network. TCP 445 is SMB over IP.
Q
Can FreeNAS run on 4gb RAM?
A
At least 4GB of RAM. FreeNAS documentation recommends a minimum of 6GB of RAM for best performance with ZFS. We found 4GB worked just fine. A general rule of thumb is 1GB of RAM for every 1TB of storage.
Q
Is FreeNAS Safe and Secure?
A
FreeNAS is based on the highly secure FreeBSD operating system and follows security best practices in development. However, FreeNAS is not designed as security software and it depends on being protected from hostile traffic by a properly configured firewall.
Q
What is SMB share?
A
SMB stands for “Server Message Block.” It's a file-sharing protocol that was invented by IBM and has been around since the mid-eighties. The SMB protocol was designed to allow computers to read and write files to a remote host over a local area network (LAN).
Q
What is FreeNAS?
A
FreeNAS is an open-source NAS operating system based on FreeBSD with minimal system requirements and a strong online community filling in for the role of a support organization.