Synology NAS Procedure Share a NFS Folder

External

• https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledgebase/DSM/help/DSM/AdminCenter/file_share_privilege_nfs

Internal

• Synology NAS Procedures

Overview

If the NFS service has not been setup yet, set it up:

Configure NFS Service

Procedure

Main Menu -> Control Panel -> Shard Folder -> Create

Name: The name specified here will propagate as mount path: /volumeX/shared-folder-name

Description:

Volume:

Check "Hide this shared folder in 'My Network Places'"

Check "Hide sub-folders and files from users without permissions"

Leave "Enable Recycle Bin" unchecked.

Permissions

Advanced

NFS Permissions

Access can be restricted to a specific host or network, by specifying "Hostname or IP". The host may be specified in three ways:

1. Single host.
2. Wildcards *.example.com.
3. Network segment: 203.74.205.32/255.255.255.0, 203.74.205.32/24.

Privilege:

1. Read/Write
2. Read only

Squash:

1. No mapping
2. Map root to admin
3. Map root to guest
4. Map all users to admin