Creating a user or folder with the same name

iou40p · Post by **iou40p** » 01 Sep 2023, 16:05

Hi All,

Am trying to create a couple of shared folders for the users, the system doesn't let me do this as the name is in use. If i remove the user i can create a folder with that name, or if i remove the folder i can create a user with that name. Is their a way round this? I have read on this forum that i have to turn off the User home folder in the user settings and i have done this and i still can't create a folder with the same name as a user, can anyone help.

Thanks

iou40p · Post by **iou40p** » 01 Sep 2023, 16:10

Forgot to add, am using a F5-422 running the latest version of tOS

Post by **TMroy** » 01 Sep 2023, 23:39

You are not able to do it. The user name is reserved for the user's home directory.

iou40p · Post by **iou40p** » 02 Sep 2023, 15:09

Hi,

Is it possible to store files in the users home directory or is it for configuration files only?

Thanks

Post by **TMroy** » 03 Sep 2023, 17:45

User home folder is for user's private data, you can store your personal data in it. there is no configuration stored in this folder.

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