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McGarnagle
Nov 17, 2017Aspirant
TrueCrypt container
Hi I currently store a few TrueCrypt containers on my ReadyNAS 316. I use TryCrypt to mount these containers when i wish to copy/paste additional files into the container. This has always worked f...
- Dec 05, 2017
I have a new local build of the SMB Plus app that adds an option for this setting. Get it from here, and install from the Apps tab, using the Upload button. Then launch the SMB Plus app, go to the Write Options tab, and disable Strict Sync.
We plan to make this a per-share option in a future firmware release.
Skywalker
Dec 02, 2017NETGEAR Expert
Yes, the difference is the default sync policy. Every prior version of Samba that we have used ignored sync requests from SMB clients by default. That has changed in Samba 4.7.0, which was included in 6.9.0. See the Samba wiki for details.
You can change that setting manually by running:
# echo strict sync = no >> /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.overrides
from an SSH session. I'll see if we can get this option added to the GUI in a future firmware release.
McGarnagle
Dec 04, 2017Aspirant
Hi Skywalker
Is there an easy way to do this? I'm not great at following how to change this setting.
- StephenBDec 04, 2017Guru - Experienced User
McGarnagle wrote:Is there an easy way to do this? I'm not great at following how to change this setting.
He already provided the easiest way.
First enable ssh on your NAS from the web ui (system->settings->services page).
If you have a mac, you can connect to the NAS with terminal. You open terminal, then type ssh root@NAS-IP-ADDRESS. After you enter this, you'll be prompted for a password. Use the NAS admin password.
If you have a windows PC, then download putty from here: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html. Access the NAS with putty (selecting ssh). Use root as the username, and the NAS admin password.
After you log into the linux shell successfully, enter the command that skywalker gave you at the # prompt.
echo strict sync = no >> /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.overrides
- SkywalkerDec 05, 2017NETGEAR Expert
I have a new local build of the SMB Plus app that adds an option for this setting. Get it from here, and install from the Apps tab, using the Upload button. Then launch the SMB Plus app, go to the Write Options tab, and disable Strict Sync.
We plan to make this a per-share option in a future firmware release.
- SandsharkDec 05, 2017Sensei - Experienced User
- SandsharkDec 05, 2017Sensei - Experienced User
Skywalker wrote:We plan to make this a per-share option in a future firmware release.
Great! That'll give mne the best of both worlds. I can disable it for my backups share and enable it everywhere else. I'm still going to see if the IDRIX folks can do something about it in VeraCrypt..
- McGarnagleDec 06, 2017Aspirant
Unfortunetely this does not work for me. I installed the SMB Plus app and ensured the Strict Sync was disabled (it was already set to disabled before i checked). Then i reset the NAS.
However, the original problem has not changed. Is there something that i could be missing? - SkywalkerDec 08, 2017NETGEAR Expert
It doesn't make sense that Strict Sync would have already been set to disabled, unless you ran the command I posted earlier from a terminal. Maybe there's some strange browser issue with the SMB Plus app? In any case, I can take a look to confirm that the proper setting is in place if you enable Secure Diagnostic Mode and PM me the 5-digit number.
- McGarnagleDec 08, 2017Aspirant
Hi SkyWalker
I did a little more checking. It appears that the problem only persists for TrueCrypt 7.1a containers. VeryCrypt containers seem to work ok. I don't know if this makes sense but its probably good enough for me since i can simply make VeryCrypt containers and move everything there.
- McGarnagleDec 08, 2017Aspirant
Actually, spoke too soon. I was looking at the wrnog thing. Looks like the problem persists for all containers. SkyWalker ive PM'd you the 5 didgit code as suggested.
- SkywalkerDec 08, 2017NETGEAR Expert
The strict sync setting looks good, but I see you've got the max protocol set to SMB1. SMB3 is much more efficient. Can you switch to that and then try some SMB transfers? I can monitor the system operations during the transfer to see where the bottleneck is.
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