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How to access actual samba configuration
I've seen a lot of talk. But no answers, on accessing SMB and other configurations on this unit. How do you SEE what is inside the system? Can I connect a monitor and keyboard? Is there a bash termin...
Steedvlx600 wrote:
After you mentioned it. I tried a simple 8 character pw... Nothing changed after full reset of the client machine and the NAS.
It's actually good that it's not related to the password length.
Steedvlx600 wrote:
But, linux just bypasses the "anonymous = no" in the conf... never prompts for creds... But, still refuses to show the home directory.
It seems odd that it isn't asking. Does the local user account you are using happen to match the credentials of a NAS account? There are quite a few built-in accounts that don't show up in the web ui - you'll need to browse with ssh to check.
The local user password that I tested with earlier does not match the credentials for the NAS. However, the usual creds DO match.
If I do need to dive into the smb.conf file. It will require me to aquire some new skills... I have never used SSH. So, that will be interesting...
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