To Configure Home Directories - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
Home directories are supported for SMB, NFS, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, and FTP/FTPS. They
are accessed by clients in the following manner:
• For SMB, AFP, and HTTP/HTTPS, users are presented with a virtual share named
after the user name. The virtual share is visible and accessible only to the user. Users
are not limited only to their virtual shares; all other shares on the server continue to
be accessible in the usual fashion.
• For NFS, the home directory is exported. When a user mounts the home directory
root, all home directories will be visible inside the root, but the user's home directory
will be accessible only by the user and the administrator.
NOTE: If desired, Unix clients can be configured to use a Snap Home Directory as the local
• For FTP/FTPS, local users will automatically be placed in their private home
directory when they log in. Access to the home directory is facilitated through a share
pointing to a parent directory of the home directory, so users can still change to the
top-level directory to access other shares.
If ID Mapping is enabled, domain users and local users mapped to the same user will be
directed to the domain user's home directory. In some cases, data in the local user's home
directory will be copied to the domain user's home directory:
• If a local user home directory accumulates files before the local and domain users are
mapped, and if the domain user's home directory is empty, the local user's files will be
copied to the domain user's home directory the first time the local user connects after
the users are mapped.
• If both the local and domain user home directories accumulate files before the local
and domain users are mapped, the files in the local user's home directory will not be
copied to the domain user's home directory.

To Configure Home Directories

Complete the following fields and click OK.
Field
Enable Home
Directories
Volume
Path
Protocols
NOTE: Do not put Home Directories on a volume that might be deleted. If you delete the volume,
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user's system home directory. Configure the client to mount the home directory root for
all users, and then configure each user account on the client to use the user-specific
directory on the SnapServer as the user's home directory.
Description
Check to enable Home Directories for local users. Remove the
check to disable.
Select the volume where the Home Directories will be located.
NOTE:
Provide the path to the Home Directories or click
a new folder. The default path is
Check each of the protocols where Home Directories will be
enabled.
you will also delete the Home Directories.
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Be sure the volume you select has enough disk space.
Once Home Directories are placed, they cannot be moved.
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