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wdolson
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Apr 15, 2026
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mdadm: command not found

My ReadyNAS 628x had 7 drives, I added another to have 4X12 TB and 4X16TB.  It now has a raid5 and raid6.  I'm trying to use the method I used the last time which requires logging into the shell with...
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    Apr 15, 2026

    OK, I was logged in as admin.  I logged out and relogged in as root with the admin password.  mdadm worked then.  It's converting now.

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