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[lucanaut]

Hi, I have a DNS set up as RAID 1, which shows up as Volume_1 on all my machines.

I created a second user profile on my MacBook...but when I navigate to the same volume from that profile, it appears in the path as Volume_1-1.  I don't see that share anywhere else.  When I go back to my original profile, I just see Volume_1 as usual, and no duplicate.  Why is the second profile on my laptop seeing a Volume_1-1 for the same exact share?  I'm very confused...

Other than that, performance is completely unaffected.

[gunrunnerjohn]

When you create a second share, it can't have the same name as the another one, so they create a new name.

[lucanaut]

Even though they're reading the same information?  I mean, it's a network resource...just two different accounts reading the same files.

To rephrase: is there any other way I can work this to where two usernames access the same resource and it is the same exact path? 

[gunrunnerjohn]

Yep, even though it's the same information.  Create another share for the same folder and it'll rename it to yet another unique name.

[D-Link Multimedia]

This is a limitation of the current Samba version.

[lucanaut]

Ok, fair enough.  As long as it's not creating duplicates and halving my storage space, I guess I'm ok with it.  At least I know it's not me doing something stupid for once.  Sounds like I can keep using it as is with _1 and _1-1 and I'll be ok. 

Thanks everyone again for your help!   

[jamieburchell]

To rephrase: is there any other way I can work this to where two usernames access the same resource and it is the same exact path? 

Just create a single share and have it accessible by a group containg your two users?