Create Samba User Account to Access CIFS Shares

Problem

If a SoftNAS administrator sets SMB encryption to required OR desired, they will have to create Samba User Accounts in order to access their CIFS shares.

Solution

The signing & encryption key is unique for a user and is generated when the user authenticates itself for each connection. If an administrator wishes to use guest accounts, SMB encryption will need to be set to Off.

Related articles

• Page:
  Sharing Volumes
• Page:
  Create a Storage Pool
• Page:
  Managing User Accounts
• Page:
  Administrator
• Page:
  Adding a Global Administrator Account (optional)