Connecting to nas storage with custom username/password

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#1

Hi, sorry if this is a common question or if it has a simple answer. I’m relatively new to using NAS and backup software.

Currently duplicacy connects to my synology-nas using my personal username and password I set when I connected the nas to my PC through the network drive interface. Would there be a way to have it so duplicacy connects to the nas through its own username (Like ‘Duplicacy’) whilst preserving my ability to connect to the drive normally from my PC with my own username?

This would be useful for setting custom read/write permissions and a storage quota on duplicacy.

#2

The username/password are actually supplied by the OS when Duplicacy is accessing the network drive. I think you can create a new mapped drive that connects to the network drive using a different username.

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#3

There is no need for a new mapped drive.
Just set a pre-scriipt with the NET USE command and the correct credentials.
Then restore credentials to your user with a post script.

#4

Widows does not support connecting to the same server with multiple connections with different credentials.

#5

You can clear existing connections in the pre-script and connect with the correct credentials…
Then reconnect in post-script.
Or you could use a different protocol for duplicacy on your synology.
Mapped tho the same share.

#6

That’s terrible idea. Other apps and services may be using those connections. You can’t just nuke everything, much less for a low priority backup job.

That is significantly better approach. SFTP is one of those protocols. There are some quirks with synology but it does work fine.

However why do you think OPs server is synology? I don’t see anything about it in his or her post.

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#7

I really don’t know. :rofl:
Freenass , unraid, OMV, synology, readynas, and qnas all support multiple protocols. So I think it’s quite likely that OP could configure multiple protocols.

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#8

Yeah it’s a synology nas

This is probably what I’ll do

Thanks for the responses guys

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