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Outsource User Folder to NAS

I want to do something what I suppose should be something I might not be the only one interested in - but I haven't found a proper solution in any forum how to realize it. It's the following:


Outsource my complete user folder (users/myname) from my Local Harddisk to my NAS so it is automounted via Network at startup.


I have a Synology DiskStation which supports SMB and AFP and I want to connect via SMB or AFP.


I have been trying around with AutoFS but was not successful yet. My current auto_master file look like this:


#

# Automounter master map

#

+auto_master # Use directory service

/net -hosts -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid

/home auto_home -nobrowse,hidefromfinder

/Network/Servers -fstab

/- -static

/- auto_smb


-> I have added the bottom entry which redirects to the auto_smb entry which looks like this:


/users/myname -fstype=smbfs ://admin:password@192.168.1.140/myname


This entry replaces the existing home folder with the one on the NAS.


When I restart, it gives me the error message that I don't have the necessary permissions.


Replacing only specific subfolders of my user folder (e.g. downloads, movies) works perfect - but replacing the whole user folder does not work.


Would be great if anybody could help me with this problem.

iMac 24, Mac OS X (10.5.7), Synology NAS

Posted on Jun 13, 2011 4:22 PM

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Outsource User Folder to NAS

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