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Mounting ReadyNas folder on different Readynas
Hi,
go easy on me - I'm new to the whole SSh thing and had tried to follow a couple of threads already opened on this topic but I couldn't figure it out.
Here it is:
I have 2 readyNas Pro6 units on the same network. I want to mount the "media" folder from nas1 (192.168.1.208) on nas2 (192.168.1.211). I have enabled SSH on nas2, and am able to access root with Putty.
When I run the following command, it tells me it cant find the directory:
nas2:~# mount -t cifs -o pass=password //192.168.1.208/media /mnt/media
Couldn't chdir to /mnt/media: No such file or directory
BTW - I have enabled NFS on NAS1 for the "media" share .
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
JB
go easy on me - I'm new to the whole SSh thing and had tried to follow a couple of threads already opened on this topic but I couldn't figure it out.
Here it is:
I have 2 readyNas Pro6 units on the same network. I want to mount the "media" folder from nas1 (192.168.1.208) on nas2 (192.168.1.211). I have enabled SSH on nas2, and am able to access root with Putty.
When I run the following command, it tells me it cant find the directory:
nas2:~# mount -t cifs -o pass=password //192.168.1.208/media /mnt/media
Couldn't chdir to /mnt/media: No such file or directory
BTW - I have enabled NFS on NAS1 for the "media" share .
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
JB
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- You need to create the mount point e.g. doing
# mkdir -p /mnt/media mdgm wrote: You need to create the mount point e.g. doing
# mkdir -p /mnt/media
sorry for being daft; is this the first step?- You have to create the mount point if it doesn't exist before trying to mount the network share to it, so yes you would need to run that command first.
mdgm wrote: You have to create the mount point if it doesn't exist before trying to mount the network share to it, so yes you would need to run that command first.
Both folders already exist on each ReadyNas. Do I still need to create the mount point?- You're saying /mnt/media already exists on the NAS?
or /mnt exists and /media exists
or something else again? mdgm wrote: You're saying /mnt/media already exists on the NAS?
or /mnt exists and /media exists
or something else again?
Maybe I'm not describing the situation correctly..by default, a media folder is already created on these Nas units
e.g.
\\nas1\media
\\nas2\media- Yes, but you are trying to mount them to /mnt/media on the other NAS. You need the mount point to exist as an empty directory.
mdgm wrote: Yes, but you are trying to mount them to /mnt/media on the other NAS. You need the mount point to exist as an empty directory.
I think I just figured it out.
I just entered the command:
mount -t cifs -o pass=password //192.168.1.208/media /media
..removed /mnt/..
and now the nas1's media contents are showing on the nas2
Success!
Now - what's the command to un mount? :)- umount
If there is a media share on NAS2 then mounting to /media would not be such a good idea.
Why do you want to mount one NAS on the other anyway? mdgm wrote: umount
If there is a media share on NAS2 then mounting to /media would not be such a good idea.
Why do you want to mount one NAS on the other anyway?
this was an experiment for my plex server.
BTW - I just ran:
nas2:~# umount -t cifs -o pass=password //192.168.1.208/media /media
and got the following
umount: invalid option -- o
Usage: umount [-hV]
umount -a [-f] [-r] [-n] [-v] [-t vfstypes] [-O opts]
umount [-f] [-r] [-n] [-v] special | node...
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