This seems to be a classical unix rights problem. Let's have a look on it. To avoid confusion I set user of `/media/NAS` to `root` and then check where is the problem: pi@raspberry ~$ sudo chown root /media/NAS pi@raspberry ~$ mkdir /media/NAS/folder-pi # works pi@raspberry ~$ su -l pi2 # login as pi2 pi2@raspberry ~$ mkdir /media/NAS/folder-pi2 # works pi2@raspberry ~$ mkdir /media/NAS/folder-pi/folder-pi2 mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/media/NAS/folder-pi/folder-pi2’: Permission denied pi2@raspberrypi:~ $ ls -la /media/NAS/ total 16 drwxrwx--x 4 root nasusers 4096 Mar 29 10:13 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 29 08:38 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi 4096 Mar 29 10:12 folder-pi drwxr-xr-x 2 pi2 pi2 4096 Mar 29 10:13 folder-pi2 pi2@raspberrypi:~ $ Here we can see what has happend. Both users are in group `nasusers` so each can create folders in `/media/NAS/`. But the created folders get the user and group rights from the user, so pi2 cannot access folder from pi. `/media/NAS/folder-pi` is not in group `nasusers`. Also the group rights on the new folders are only read and execute `r-x`. We have to make sure that the group is inherited from the parent folder. For this we have the `sticky bit`. Also we have to make that the group gets `rwx` rights by default. For this is the `umask`. For it`s meaning look at the internet. Lets do it: pi2@raspberry ~$ rmdir /media/NAS/folder-pi2 pi2@raspberry ~$ logout pi@raspberry ~$ rmdir /media/NAS/folder-pi pi@raspberry ~$ sudo chmod g+s /media/NAS/ # set sticky bit pi@raspberry ~$ ls -ld /media/NAS/ # it`s set on the group drwxrws--x 2 root nasusers 4096 Mar 29 10:40 /media/NAS/ pi@raspberry ~$ umask 002 # set umask and check pi@raspberry ~$ mkdir /media/NAS/folder-pi pi@raspberry ~$ echo "hello world" >/media/NAS/folder-pi/file.pi pi@raspberry ~$ su -l pi2 pi2@raspberry ~$ mkdir /media/NAS/folder-pi/folder-pi2 pi2@raspberry ~$ cat /media/NAS/folder-pi/file.pi hello world pi2@raspberry ~$ ls -la /media/NAS/folder-pi/ total 16 drwxrwsr-x 3 pi nasusers 4096 Mar 29 10:59 . drwxrws--x 3 root nasusers 4096 Mar 29 10:58 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 pi nasusers 12 Mar 29 10:59 file.pi drwxrwsr-x 2 pi2 nasusers 4096 Mar 29 10:59 folder-pi2 pi2@raspberrypi:~ $ Now it's everything as it should be. For persistent settings of the `umask` you will find some information in `~/.profile`: > # the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask > # for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package. > # umask 022 Setting the default `umask` has a little disadvantage. It`s global and works also on the filesystem of your pi, so you have a little look at your group rights there. And yes, as @Milliways answers you should use `/mnt/` instead of `/media/`.