Disk - Users

In this article you will read:

• How to create a new Disk user
• How to change user settings
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Create a new user

The first (primary) user of the Disk is created automatically by the system when the service is set up. It sends his login details to the billing e-mail of the service.

You can add additional users to the 100 GB (3 total) and 1-3 TB (5 total) drives. Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the customer administration ⧉.
2. From the top menu, select Server Services Disk.
3. From the services, select the disk to which you want to add the user.
4. Select New User Disk from the left menu.
5. Fill in the user details:
   • Login: username identifier.
   • Journey: The path to the user's root directory (default /, the root directory of the Drive).
   • Recipient of the email with password.
6. Confirm the settings with the create user button.

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User settings

Within the user settings, you can:

• Enable or disable disk availability via FTP, rSync, and SMB protocols (see Disk - Device Connection for more information);
• delete the user (not possible for the main user);
• change the user's password;
• change the default directory for the user (not possible for the main user).

To enter the user settings, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the customer administration ⧉.
2. In the top menu, select Server Services WEDOS Disk.
3. Select the disk whose users you want to edit from the services.
4. In the WEDOS Disk Users table, click the user name.
5. Make your edits and click the corresponding save changes button.

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Frequently Asked Questions