I'm transitioning from a ReadyNAS server to a FreeNAS server. On our current ReadyNAS, we have one user account that every person in our office can use to access the server. Everyone has a unique username/password on their PC.
According to the FreeNAS wiki, you have to set up usernames/passwords to match the client system (AKA Windows logins in my case):
http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Users
http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Windows_(CIFS)_Shares#Configuring_Local_User_Access
Is it possible to set up FreeNAS for only one username/password that multiple people can use (without matching credentials on their client PC)?
Best Answer
What you see is a requirement, or should I say a feature of NTLM. Here is what happens (taken here with some editing).
You don't absolutely need matching accounts and passwords. But if you do, you will get single sign-on for free (as in beer). This method does not scale because users will be confused when they change their password on the domain but the FreeNAS won`t follow.
You can either map a network drive and provide a password for a local account or set up Samba to query your ActiveDirectory to perform step 5 above. My personal preference is to use Kerberos. It has a learning curve but now that I know it, I find it easier to do and it works the same every where.