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Share locked: unable to delete it
I have a share named "torrents". Under "/data/._share" folder it was named "Torrents". I wanted to clean old leftover shares under /data/._share I deleted from windows explorer the /data/._share/...
I also like to have the access through admin credentials. I have a script scheduled to backup these folders. However, that day, I decided to manually clean up things. There were 2 bugs:
- minor: the shares don't seem to be case sensitive. Latest firmware even doesn't allow to rename a share by only changing the casing. I guess this is needed for windows and maybe DLNA compatibility, so not really a bug.
- inadvertently deleting the share config under /data/._share ends up in a hard to recover state.
Fixes I see:
1- Allow creation of a share when the folder already exists under /data AND when there is no config for that share under /data/._share AND when it is not a hidden folder staring with "."
A prompt could warn the user that he will recover the existing share contents when creating it. I find it a safe alternative!
2- On reboot, the share for which the /data/._share folder was removed should be unlocked in SSH
- minor: the shares don't seem to be case sensitive. Latest firmware even doesn't allow to rename a share by only changing the casing. I guess this is needed for windows and maybe DLNA compatibility, so not really a bug.
- inadvertently deleting the share config under /data/._share ends up in a hard to recover state.
Fixes I see:
1- Allow creation of a share when the folder already exists under /data AND when there is no config for that share under /data/._share AND when it is not a hidden folder staring with "."
A prompt could warn the user that he will recover the existing share contents when creating it. I find it a safe alternative!
2- On reboot, the share for which the /data/._share folder was removed should be unlocked in SSH
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