

Now on the mounted data disk, we need to create a file share that can be accessed by the user. Provide the required credentials save and apply the changes. Now create a user on OpenMediaVault with the rights to access the share by navigating to Access Rights Management > User > Add

The mounted data disk will be ready for use: Once formatted, the disk will be available ready to be mounted. For this guide, I have a second disk /dev/sdb attached:Īdd this data disk to the server under Storage > File Systems > Create Normally, OpenMediaVault NAS Storage Server uses a separate disk partition to act as a storage volume. Save and apply the changes made and proceed as below. On successful login, enable the Samba/CIF service under Services > SMB / CIFS and enable it as below:įor NFS, enable it under Services > NFS and set it to enabled as shown. Now access the OpenMediaVault NAS Storage Server using the URL Login using the set or default credentials: User: admin Step 1 – Enable Samba/CIFS /NFS Network Share Install OpenMediaVault NAS Storage Server.

This can be achieved using the aid provided in the guide below:
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This guide demonstrates how to create and use Samba / CIFS / NFS Shares on OpenMediaVault.įor this guide, it is recommended that you have an OpenMediaVault NAS Storage Server installed. The clients connect to the server and can view and access the data just like any other local file system. Both Samba and NFS work on a client/server model where the server manages the clients and stores the shared data.
