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wdolson
Nov 17, 2023Guide
SSH mdadm no found
I wrote last week about my RN628X converting from a Raid 5 to Raid 6 when I put in a 7th drive. Sandshark had information on how to convert it back using mdadm. I tried it and got a message that md...
- Nov 17, 2023
wdolson wrote:
I wrote last week about my RN628X converting from a Raid 5 to Raid 6 when I put in a 7th drive. Sandshark had information on how to convert it back using mdadm.
I tried it and got a message that mdadm wasn't found. I used
apt-get install mdadm brtfs-progs
No need to install either mdadm or btrfs, and best not to try.
Likely you couldn't find it because you didn't log in as root.
When you use ssh, you need to log in as root, using the NAS admin password.
StephenB
Nov 17, 2023Guru - Experienced User
wdolson wrote:
I wrote last week about my RN628X converting from a Raid 5 to Raid 6 when I put in a 7th drive. Sandshark had information on how to convert it back using mdadm.
I tried it and got a message that mdadm wasn't found. I used
apt-get install mdadm brtfs-progs
No need to install either mdadm or btrfs, and best not to try.
Likely you couldn't find it because you didn't log in as root.
When you use ssh, you need to log in as root, using the NAS admin password.
- wdolsonNov 18, 2023Guide
You're right. I was logged in as admin, not root. I closed the SSH session and reopened using root and it worked.
Thanks
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