User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.2
42 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Create Domain/LDAP User’s Home Folder
If you have joined your DiskStation to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to
Main Menu > Control Panel > Directory Service > Domain users or LDAP user to create domain/LDAP users'
home folder. Click User Home and tick Enable home service for domain users or Enable home service for
LDAP users.
Like local users, all domain/LDAP users can access their own home folder via CIFS, AFP, FTP, WebDAV, or File
Station. Users belonging to the administrators group can access all personal folders located in the homes
default shared folder. For users belonging to the administrators group, domain/LDAP users’ home folders are in
the folder named @DH-domain name (for domain users) or @LH-FQDN name (for LDAP users). The name of
the user's home folder is the user account plus a unique number.
Note:
 To delete the homes shared folder, user home service must be disabled first.
 Enabling domain/LDAP user home service will also enable the local user home service if it's not enabled yet.
 The domain user home service would be disabled if the local user home service is disabled.
Create Groups
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Group to create and edit a group, add users to the group, and then edit the
group's properties, saving you the trouble of editing users one by one.
Groups created by default include the following:
 administrators: Users belonging to the administrators group have the same administrative privilege as
admin.
 users: All users belong to the users group.
Note: For more information about editing a group's access privileges to shared folders or applications, see "Allow
Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders" and "Allow Users to Access Applications" for more information.
Allow Users to Access Applications
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Application Privileges to decide which applications could be accessed by
a user.