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rich_scc
Jul 10, 2016Aspirant
ReadyNas OS6.5.1 on 516 - Cannot create new shares. Error: Cannot get GID for guest
Hi all, Wonder if anyone can help? :manhappy: I have a ReadyNAS RNS51600 running OS 6.5.1, I've had this for a few years and all has been working fine. Just recently though I have tried to cr...
rich_scc
Jul 18, 2016Aspirant
That would be great ... Thanks :manhappy:
mdgm-ntgr
Aug 04, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Do you still have this problem?
Can you send in your logs (see the Sending Logs link in my sig)?
- dread1Dec 06, 2016Aspirant
Got the same problem ReadyNAS 2120v2 (O6.5.1) after restoring from backup.
Unable to create any shares.
Also I don't observe the guest group in "Groups" tab (as well as there is no guest gorup available when you try to select group for the user).
User and group guest exist i cli...uid=99
- FramerVDec 06, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi dread1,
Welcome to the community.
If you are also having the same issue, might be best if you send your logs using the link found on mdgm's signature.
Regards,
- FramerVDec 09, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi dread1,
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.
If your issue is now resolved, we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accept as Solution” or post what resolved it and mark it as solution so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.
The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
Regards,
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