Configuring Access Restrictions - Buffalo LinkStation 200 Series User Manual

Chapter 3 File Sharing
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Enter the desired settings, then click [OK].
Notes:
• Group names may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.). The
first character should not be a symbol unless it is an underscore.
• Group descriptions may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces.
Multibyte characters are supported. The first character should not be a symbol or space.
• If the group ID field is left blank, a group ID is automatically assigned. Use numbers between 1000 and 1999 to set
a group ID manually. Don't use duplicate group IDs.
• You may register up to 300 groups with the LinkStation.
• If you are logged in as an administrator, you can change any setting, including other users' passwords. If you are
logged in as a member of the power users group, you can create and edit shared folders, users, and groups. If you
are logged in as a member of the general users group, you can change only your own password.
• Do not use any of the following words as a group name as these words are reserved for internal use by the
LinkStation: adm, admin, administrator, all, apache, bin, daemon, disk, ftp, ftpuser, guest, halt, hdusers, kmem,
lp, mail, man, mysql, news, nobody, nogroup, none, operator, root, shadow, shutdown, sshd, sync, sys, tty, users,
utmp, uucp, www

Configuring Access Restrictions

You may restrict access for specific shared folders, including external USB drives.
Follow the procedure below to configure access restrictions. To configure access restrictions from a mobile device,
refer to the "Configuring Access Restrictions" section in chapter 9.
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