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GaryW4412
Aspirant
Aug 27, 2020

time machine password reset

Hi i cannot seem to be able to change the passwords for users or time machine even though i am logged in as admin.   Can anyone help?   Thanks in advance
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 27, 2020

Can you tell us what NAS you have, and what firmware it is running?

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GaryW4412
Aspirant
Sep 04, 2020

Sorry forgot to say its a ReadyNAS 102

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 04, 2020

    Are you using Active Directory or local NAS accounts?

     

    If you are using local NAS accounts, what happens when you go to the accounts page in the web ui, select the user, the choose settings, and change the user's password?

     

    Though I don't use Time Machine, my understanding of the setup is that it simply uses the user's account credentials.

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      GaryW4412
      Aspirant
      Sep 07, 2020

      Hi Stephen B

       

      I tried going into Users but it will not let me change the users paqssword?

       

      I can change the Admin password though?

      • StephenB's avatar
        StephenB
        Guru - Experienced User
        Sep 07, 2020
        GaryW4412 wrote:

         

        I tried going into Users but it will not let me change the users password?

         

        Are you saying that

        1. you can't find the setting?
        2. that it is grayed out?
        3. that you get an error when you reset it?

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