Managing 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.

You can choose which node to use for Home Shares. A new directory is created on the node, and a share is added to the user’s account. The user’s username is used for both the directory and share name.

Home Shares are treated like regular shares by the application. Therefore, you can choose to authorize additional users to these shares or remove them individually after the initial creation.

When you log in, you can see all the Home Shares. For instructions on enabling Home Shares, see Enabling Home Shares.

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.