3-Administering the MaxNAS

2.3 Folder (Share) Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Folder Screen, accessible through

 

 

 

 

 

http://maxnas/adm/getform.html?name=share

 

Storage -> Folder, allows you to create

 

 

 

and configure folders on the RAID storage

 

 

 

volume. The interface windows contains

 

 

 

the following elements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID ID

The RAIDset housing the share folder

Folder name

Displays the name of the Share folder.

Description

Provides a description of the Folder.

(NFS) Button

Click (NFS) to to configure NFS access.

(ACL) Button

Click (ACL) (Access Control List) to configure user access to this folder.

(Edit) Button

Click (Edit) to edit and modify the Folder’s name and description.

(Del) Button

Click (Del) to delete the folder. A screen appears asking to confirm deletion.

(Add) Button

Click this button Add new folders

2.3.1 Adding Folders (Shares)

New shares can be created by clicking the Add button from the Folder screen. The Add Folder Interface Contains controls for the following elements:

RAID ID

 

Select the RAIDSet to use for the share from the pulldown list

Folder name

 

Enter the name of the Folder.

Description

 

Provide a description the Folder.

Browseable

 

Whether the share will be visible when the MaxNAS is viewed through “network browsing”. Yes/No

Public

 

Whether the share will be accessible to all regardless of permissions. Public shares will ignore ACL lists.

 

 

 

Yes/No

Share size limit

Maximum space available in gigabytes up to the share size.

 

 

 

 

 

Click the

 

Apply

button to complete the folder creation or

Cancel

to abort.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

You must set the ACL for each folder to allow access by specific users and groups; otherwise the folder will not be accessible. Remember to set ACLs whenever a new group or user are added to the MaxNAS.

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