Assign NFS Permissions

You can assign NFS permissions to any shared folder, allowing Linux clients to access it.

To assign NFS permissions to a shared folder:

  1. Select the shared folder you want to edit from the shared folder list.
  2. Click Edit > NFS Permissions.
  3. Click Create to add an NFS rule.
  4. A popup appears. Define the below options.
  5. Hostname or IP: Enter the IP address of the NFS client which will access the shared folder. You may specify a host in three ways:
  6. Privilege: Select read/write permissions for the NFS client.
  7. Security: Specify the security flavor to implement.
  8. Squash: This field allows you to control users' access privileges of the NFS client. Please select one of the following:
  9. Enable asynchronous: Checking this option allows your DiskStation to reply to requests from NFS clients before any changes to files are completed, yielding better performance.
  10. Allow connections from non-privileged ports (ports higher than 1024): Checking this option allows NFS clients to use non-privileged ports (i.e. ports greater than 1024) when connecting to the DiskStation.
  11. Allow users to access mounted subfolders: Checking this option allows NFS clients to access mounted subfolders.
  12. Click OK to finish.
  13. Click OK to apply the NFS permissions.

Note:

Security Flavors:

When accessing a shared folder via NFS with a specific user account:

To use Kerberos security flavors to connect to the DiskStation, Kerberos authentication must be configured by going to Win/Mac/NFS > NFS Service > Kerberos Settings.