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NV+ v.1: 4.1.10 -> 4.1.13 lost admin password
NV+ (v.1). After the upgrade the admin password is lost. Not the previous one (I was able to do the upgrade, so it is not forgotten), neither either of default ones. I did the OS-Reinstall (press r...
HACY wrote: ...I did the OS-Reinstall (press reset with paper clip, power on, wait about 5 seconds until LCD text changes, remove paper clip), no help...
In the end it was my error. "... wait about 5 seconds until LCD text changes..."
I did it again, this time I took the Readynas from the shelf to the table to be able to read what the LCD says. Around 5 seconds the LCD text changes actually two times. On the second time it says "OS Reinstall" and when I waited that second text before releasing the reset switch, the Readynas finally started the reinstallation process and also reset the admin password to the default one. First time I probably was too hasty on doing this.
Case closed, success.
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