What services/packages are affected when I disable the default "admin" account?

Details

To prevent brute-force attacks and to enhance the security of your Synology NAS, we strongly recommend disabling the default "admin" account. Doing so does not have a major impact on DSM, unless you have previously configured packages and settings using the admin account. In this case, you may wish to retain data and settings from the admin account and transfer them to another administrator account before disabling the admin account.

This article provides an overview of services/packages that may be affected by disabling the admin account or may require additional configurations to transfer data. Click on the following service/package links for more information.

Settings

Data

Data stored under admin's home folder (/homes/admin)

Packages

Audio Station (Personal Library)
CloudSync
Download Station (Download tasks)
File Station (My Favorites, Remote Connection, Remote Folder, Virtual Drive, and Shared Links)
Hyper Backup
MailPlus
Mail Station
Note Station
Photo Station (Personal Photo Station)
Snapshot Replication
Synology Calendar
Synology Chat Server
Synology Drive Server
Synology Moments
Synology Photos

Client devices

Client agents of Active Backup for Business
Client computers of File Services
Client NAS of Hyper Backup Vault
Client computers with Synology Drive Client installed
Client NAS of Synology Drive ShareSync

Notes:

You can click on the links in this article to learn how to handle your services/packages in the detailed step-by-step guide. Due to the length of the guide, we recommend using Ctrl+F to ensure that you obtain all relevant information for your services/packages.

Was this article helpful?

Yes ／ No