Trying to create user home directories via SMB is driving me bonkers.

[crkinard]

OK. I have to be doing something wrong here. The problem has to be me. But the problem is I can not figure out what.

I am trying to make home folders for local users and every page I look up for instructions on how to do this does not work.

Here is what I am doing.

OS: FreeNAS-11.2-U6
Pool name: Warehouse
User: bob

Storage -> Pools -> Click 3 dots on Warehouse -> Add Dataset
Name: Home
-Everything else left as defaults.

Sharing -> Windows (SMB) Shares -> Click Add
Path: /mnt/Warehouse/home
Use as home share checked.
-Everything else left as defaults.

Accounts -> Users -> Click 3 dots next to user bob -> Edit
Home Directory: /mnt/Warehouse/home/bob
-Everything else left as it was from account creation.

When I browse to the server I get the two folders 'homes' and 'bob' like I should (i know how to hide the 'homes' folder once I get this issue sorted).
Now here is the issue. When I can not enter the folder 'bob'. Nor can I get properties on it.

I have read a number of documents on this that basically follow these steps but it just does not work for me. ARG! Anyone got any ideas?

 

[JohnDigital]

What user owns the datasets in question? If they are owned by root (default) then bob will not be able to see into these directories.

Youll have to adjust permissions on this dataset (home) so bob has rwx clearance.