Topic: User Folder Management

[cmarkj]

I am setting up an SME (file) server to replace a peer to peer setup where PC's use each other's shared folders. How is the best way to manage the individual user folders created as new users are added? I have only been able to access these user folders by logging in as that particular user-but not from an admin (see all folders in a directory) view. Any help would be appreciated. Mark

[jfarschman]

Mark,

  I'm not sure what you mean by 'manage the individual user folders'.  When you add new users, these shares are automatically created.  

Do you want to poke around and look at these shares?  Try using a tool like WinSCP.  Set Remote Access to allow you SSH access from the LAN and then log in as root.  Navigate to /home/e-smith/files/users and you should be able to find what you need.

SME does this fun thing where every user is a member of a group named after itself.  It's the only member of that group and its personal files are largely chown username:username

Hope this helps.

[raem]

cmarkj

This should work on sme7, but I have not tried it yet.

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/User%20Home%20directories%20access%20by%20Administrator%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm

[cmarkj]

Jay and Ray,
Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I set up WinSCP on my Windows PC and it works great. I'll try the other solution on my practice (home) SME machine before using it at the office.
Mark