Configuring a remote Windows share or NAS device for DLO Storage Locations using non-administrator case

You can create DLO Storage Locations on remote Windows shares or network-attached storage devices.

In addition, you can configure Storage Locations so that the DLO administration service does not run as an administrator-level user, but the DLO administration groups are assigned the appropriate permission levels on a pre-existing share.

To configure Storage Locations using non-administrator case

  1. Configure DLO to use existing domain groups to automatically manage access to network user data folders.

    Check the Automatically grant DLO Administrators access to network user data folders check box and provide the required domain groups. Provide two groups: a group for full-DLO administrators and a group for limited-DLO administrators.

    See About administrator accounts in DLO.

  2. From the Administrator Account Management dialog box, add the appropriate domain user accounts to the account manager. If the user will have full administrator rights, check the “Grant administrator full restore privileges” checkbox in the Add Administrator Account dialog. In addition to other users, be sure to grant the DLO Administration Service full restore privileges.

  3. Create a folder on the remote storage location using an administrator, or administrator equivalent user.

  4. Share the new folder. Ensure that ‘Everyone’ has full-access to the share.

  5. Modify the folder’s security permissions such that the full-DLO administrator group has full-control of the folder and that the limited-DLO administrator group has modify-control of the folder.

  6. Using the DLO console, create a new Storage Location. Specify the computer name, drive and path, and share name for the folder just created.

    Do not use the browse buttons at any point during the storage location creation as they will cause the process to fail.

  7. Once the required fields are completed, click OK

Configuring a remote Windows share or NAS device for DLO Storage Locations using non-administrator case