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HumanSnatcher
Mar 09, 2015Aspirant
RN104 Can't access the admin page
I haven't been able to access the admin page since the start of the year. I've read one thread where a user gave instructions using Putty to access via SSH, but I don't believe that it is enabled as ...
StephenB
Jul 24, 2015Guru - Experienced User
If you were hit with the 6.2.2 uninstall bug (which sounds very likely), then support should fix this for no charge. If they don't, you can escalate.
A work-around which will work is possible, but requires a scratch disk.
- remove all existing drives, labeling them by slot
- insert the scratch disk, and do the normal factory install.
- upgrade the system to run either 6.2.4 or 6.2.5 beta
- shutdown the system, remove the scratch disk, and reinsert the original disks.
- then power up.
The NAS should upgrade the existing disks to use the new OS, and that will restore the UI.
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