How to create separate user folder in external storage

🍱 Features & apps files_external_sia
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Hi,

I am trying to automate creation of $user folder on external storage with respect to the group.

i followed this Configuring External Storage (GUI) — Nextcloud latest Administration Manual latest documentation
but am getting ! mark while saving.

i.e. say user foo is currently logged and he is in group bar so according to the config path in external storage setting /data/bar/$user i am expecting a folder created on his name in the location /data/bar/foo

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could you please tell me what i am missing here!!
Thanks.

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Hey I am not sure but afaik, the external storage app doesn’t create folders on its own and I am not sure if the local external storage app accepts “$user” as path.
You could test both things out by creating a folder at the correct path manually and logging in with one of the users.

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@szaimen Thanks for your reply,

okay i will try that so now i have another doubt is it possible to attain my requirement using smb??
if yes what should i do for this error

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am using next cloud container

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Yes, if you can install the required smbclient inside your container, using SMB to achieve what you want to do should be possible.

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yeah i will try that

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Hi szaimen its still the same error, am not sure of what i am missing

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hm… does it work if you for testing put one specific user instead of “$user” into the field?

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yes it does, but that wont satisfy my requirement of having a folder created on user’s name, in which he is the only one who has access

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Hm okay, then maybe you should file a bug report in the server repository.