Hi
I have a linkstation 1TB running firmware 1.24 - my desktop PC is running Windows 7
I plugged in a WD powerbook to the drive as "additional" storage. I tried to set up a user so I could access this drive through Windows and restrict access.
With no user restrictions, I am able to copy to and from this drive with no problems.
I added a user (username: my windows logon, password: my windows password) and I set up access restrictions. I set access to be "read/write" but regardless of what I do, I'm unable to copy things to this disk.
When I try and copy something to the drive, I get a message about needing permission:
"You require permission from Unix User\root to make changes to this file"
What does this mean? I know it means that I need unix root permissions, but why? I'm running a Windows box....
Anyone got any ideas?
Create a different user than the on you are logged into windows as. Try that and If that doesnt help, update the firmware and restore the unit.
Your files and shares will remain.
Firstly - thanks for your suggestions. I've upgraded the firmware and reset the settings.
I've done as you suggested, and it has made no difference. Windows 7 still tells me I need unix/root permission to delete files from the drive or copy things to the drive.
Could this be an issue with the USB drive I have plugged in, rather than the linkstation?
Are you able to access all other share folders but the external hard drive share folder?
yes. I have a folder on the linkstation that has user restrictions, and these work just fine. I can copy to and from the drive with no problems, and nobody else on the network can.