sharing folder using NFS for one linux user only

[vmunich77]

Hi everyone,

on my linux machine (Mageia) I would like one user (let's say, user1) to be able to access one directory on the NAS (DS220j).

This directory should be mountable by user1.

Do I need to define a user named user1 on the NAS (in DSM) ?

Or shall I create another user (e.g. user1_NAS) on the NAS control panel and use these credentials to allow user1 to access the directory ?

Basically I want only user1 to see and be able to access the directory on the NAS...

Thanks !!!
V

 

[EAZ1964]

Yes, best to create a user on the nas, name is not important.
As you will manage the folder acces permissions via the user on the nas, it is best to create a name on the nas that is clear that this is the linux user.
You can use SMB as well, this is for most users a bit less complicated setup on both linux and nas end.

 

[vmunich77]

thank you EAZ for your reply.

It is important for me that only one given user on the linux machine gets access to the directory on the NAS.
I don't unterstand where I shall configure this in linux... (MAgeia)

 

[EAZ1964]

Typically I mount smb via /etc/fstab, but this is a system setting, not user specific.
for user specific mounts use the tips as given here:

Mount device with specific user rights

How can I mount a device with specific user rights on start up? I still have some problems figuring it out. I would like to mount the divide with uid=1000 and gid=1000. My current entry to the /etc...

superuser.com

 

[Shadow]

NFS uses machine based authentication, not user based authentication.

 

[vmunich77]

Ok, thanks for your reply.
But it must be possible to define user permissions.

How may I configure the NAS and the client machine (linux) so that user1 on the client machine is the only one with access to directory1 ??

thank you !!!

 

[EAZ1964]

Use smb in stead of nfs,
Set the uid of the syno identical to the uid of the linux machine. (not very secure)
You need to cat the /etc/passwd file on your NAS and get the UID of the user. Then on the desktop change the user's UID to match the same as the synology one.