I made a folder on /data using the command line shell. How can I make it show up in the Shares list?

[old_newbie]

So I logged into my ReadyNAS314 via ssh, went to /data and made a new directory.

It works fine, but doesn't appear in the list of shares on the web gui. Is there a way to refresh that list, or is that folder invisible to the web interface?

Thanks for any assistance.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

Make a new share with a different name, and move the data into it.  Then delete the old folder, and rename the share.

[StephenB]

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@old_newbie wrote:

It works fine, but doesn't appear in the list of shares on the web gui. Is there a way to refresh that list, or is that folder invisible to the web interface?

It is invisible. The web UI creates a share as a btrfs subvolume, which you probably did not do. There are other set-up aspects that need the UI as well.

Why didn't you use the web ui?

[old_newbie]

Not using the UI was just lack of experience. But now I have lots of data in that folder that I'd like to keep.

What if I made a new share through the UI, and rename my folder to match the name of that share?

Or make a new share, and copy everything over?

Thanks for your help.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

Make a new share with a different name, and move the data into it.  Then delete the old folder, and rename the share.

[old_newbie]

If I make a share from the UI, and use the ssh shell to put data into it, will that data be recognized/snapshotted/etc by the UI?

Thanks for your help.

[StephenB]

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@old_newbie wrote:

If I make a share from the UI, and use the ssh shell to put data into it, will that data be recognized/snapshotted/etc by the UI?

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Yes.