Parent topic: Configuring Shares Options
Working with IBM Aspera Shares / Configuring Shares Options

Home Shares

A Home Share is a private, empty share directory which is automatically created for new users when they first log into Shares (if Home Shares are enabled). Users can authorize other users to access their Home Share.

If Home Shares are enabled, Shares displays the following message when you log in for the first time.

Refresh the browser to see your Home Share. By default, the share is named with your username. Home Shares can be browsed, searched, and shared with other users. For more information, see Browsing a Share, Searching Shares, Creating a Share, and Authorizing Users to a Share.

Note: If Home Share creation fails when a user first logs in, an error is logged to the activity log. The next time the user logs in, Shares tries to create the Home Share again.

Enabling Home Shares

When Home Shares are enabled, Shares automatically creates and adds a private share directory for new users when they first log in to Shares. Home Shares are created for all new local users, directory users, and SAML users.
  1. Go to Admin > System Settings > Home Shares.
  2. To enable automatic creation of Home Shares, select Enable Home Shares.
  3. From the Node drop-down list, select a node. You can also add a new node by clicking New Node. For details on how to add a node, see Adding Nodes.
  4. Select the default directory or click Browse to select a different directory for the Home Share.
  5. Click Save.

Disabling Home Shares

These instructions disable automatic Home Share creation for all new users. To disable a specific user's Home Share, see Disabling a User's Home Share.

  1. Go to Admin > System Settings > Home Shares.
  2. Clear Enable Home Shares.
  3. Click Save.
Note: When you disable home shares, Home Shares that already exist are not affected, and existing users can use their existing Home Shares. Home Shares for new users are no longer created.

Changing the Home Shares Node

Note: When you modify the directory or node for Home Shares, existing Home Shares are not transferred. Only Home Shares of new users are created in the new destination.
  1. Go to Admin > System Settings > Home Shares.
  2. Select a different node from the Node drop-down list. You can also change to a new node by clicking New Node. For details on how to add a node, see Adding Nodes.
  3. Select the default directory or click Browse to select a different directory for the Home Share.
  4. Click Save.
Parent topic: Configuring Shares Options