Can you increase a samba shared volume for a user / remote users?

[Gagik]

Hello,

I wanted to inquire if it's possible to implement the following scenario with TrueNAS Core: Suppose I have TrueNAS Core, and my primary storage is 100TB. I'd like to add 5 users, each with their own shared volume of 5TB. I want to ensure that each user can only see what has been shared with them. When they mount the shared volume using Samba, they should use their individual username and password, and under no circumstances should they be able to access each other's shares or view the contents of the main 100TB volume. This objective seems reasonable to achieve.

Now, let's consider a scenario where one of the 5 users runs out of space. Is there a method to increase their initially allocated 5TB share to extend it to 10TB without losing any data?


My ultimate goal is also to establish a remote backup system for various clients, where they can upload data daily from offsite backup. I intend to use TrueNAS as the central hub for users to log in and deposit their data, effectively creating an offsite backup. Is this feasible?

 

[unseen]

You should avail yourself of the TrueNAS documentation:

1. https://www.truenas.com/docs/core/13.0/coretutorials/sharing/smb/smbshare/
See how to set up SMB shares. Look also at the "Managing SMB Shares" and "Home Shares" sections. You will also find information there about setting Access Control Lists to restrict user access to their share only and prevent others from accessing a user's share.

2. https://www.truenas.com/docs/core/13.0/uireference/storage/pools/corequotascreens/
How to set up and change user quotas on datasets.

All of the functionality that you describe is fully supported and easy to configure.