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  1. I have a Windows file server running as a VM in Unraid. I have created different accounts in it and want to share folders inside the huge main share space with different users on workstations in the network. Problem is I want to give them permissions so one can't get into the other's share. This is easily doable with NTFS formatting but not with the Unraid share. Is there a way to set this up in Windows or any other OS? File server doesn't need to be Windows, but the Windows workstations do need to be able to map the drive and access it and it needs authentication so one user can't just access another user's folder.
  2. I have a unique problem I am trying to solve. I have my business computers, home computers, and some friends and family all set up on Macrium for image backups. Excellent software, just a little limited on cloud copy options. My work-around was installing Nextcloud on all computers and pointing it to an external on a set drive letter so it would sync to my Unraid for an offsite copy. Unfortunately, Nextcloud keeps prompting for updates all the time on the computers and it’s getting to be a hassle, so I am not sure if that’s the best option going forward. Macrium also supports network copies via Windows network share or SFTP. My needs are as follows: Even though the backups are encrypted, I would want everyone separate. So friend1 should not see the folder mybusiness and its sub-folders for all my computer backups. Would be nice to easily see how much storage each is using and/or set a limit. I’m making them pay me a little money every year to cover my drive purchases. Certainly a lot cheaper than Azure. I can run commands before and after as part of Macrium backup. Should not need any commands or be doable this way so no user interaction is needed. The more invisible the better. Should not turn into a cluttered mess I can’t make sense of past 5 computers. Some ideas I had. I’m a novice and haven’t had much time to play so correct me if my assumptions are wrong: OpenVPN (connect/disconnect via cmd in Macrium) and private user shares mapped straight into Unraid, but setting a whole new share for every person will clutter and no easy way I know to check individual usage. Windows VM + VPN to connect to it. Password protected share folders for each user and access-based enumeration just to be extra nice. Problem is my massive vdisk with several 10TB drives is not NTFS and I don’t see an easy way to do that other than pass through individual drives. Problem is I would rather it show up as 1 big drive (as I do now, with high water set so I have no worried) so I don’t have to manage moving data and adding more storage stays simple. CrushFTP or similar program supporting SFTP running in a VM. Haven’t explored this at all yet – worth looking into for what I need? I’m also already hosting a website in one VM, where do I point a different site or protocol to another VM? I did get a 4 port Intel card so each can have its own connection. Nextcloud is fine, there’s a way to make it more transparent to the end user I am missing. Something else well outside my imagination. Thanks for the input ahead of time! This unRAID machine has been an adventure, I pulled some hairs out at a few points but it’s been fun.