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Problem with Seagate Backup Plus 4TB and ReadyNAS NV+
I've got an old ReadyNAS NV+ with about 3TB of storage on it. I recently purchased a Seagate Backup Plus 4TB drive to back it up. This is the first time I've connected a USB drive to the NAS with...
Try right-clicking on the share and selecting the sharing tab. Then click "advanced sharing".and then "permissions"
If the account you are using to access the share isn't listed, then click on "add" to add it.
Then select that account , and make sure it has all options (full control, change, and read) set to allow.
After that go to the security tab, select that same account, and set all options there (except special permissions) to allow.
What version of windows are you running?
Have you double-checked that the share allows write access?
Windows separates network permissions and file permissions, and both apply when you are accessing a remote share.
Windows 7.
I believe the share allows write access. That's a mistake I made with test1, so I created test2 which had administrator rights to write.
Where can I go and how do I see a listing of current shares and what their permissions are so I can double-check?
I right-clicked on the test2 folder and users have read access only. Administrators have full access.
wootcat wrote:
I right-clicked on the test2 folder and users have read access only. Administrators have full access.
You looked at both the network permissions and the file/folder permissions? It sounds like you only looked at file/folder permissions.
If you have another windows PC, test access that way. The "test" button on the NAS only tests access, it doesn't confirm that the NAS can write to the share.
How do I do that? I'm not sure what to do when you say "If you have another windows PC, test access that way."
I was able to mount the Seagate from a Mac mini (when the drive was still connected to the Windows PC). I logged in using the administrator username and password. It mounted, but I was unable to write to the drive from the Mac.
I am able to access the shared folder from another Windows computer.
When I tried to copy a file to it, it said "You need permission to perform this action."
I guess I need help and instruction on how to set up write permissions, as I thought I had done that properly.
It looks to me that network access is fine, unless I'm not understanding something. Where can I find instructions on how to set up network permissions so I can check my work?
Thanks!
Try right-clicking on the share and selecting the sharing tab. Then click "advanced sharing".and then "permissions"
If the account you are using to access the share isn't listed, then click on "add" to add it.
Then select that account , and make sure it has all options (full control, change, and read) set to allow.
After that go to the security tab, select that same account, and set all options there (except special permissions) to allow.
I went here...
Get Info > Properties > Sharing > Advanced Sharing > Permissions
Two groups are listed
Everyone (Read access only)
Administrators (<computername>\Administrators) (Full Control, Change, Read access) and my account on this machine is an admin account.
Is that correct?
Under the security tab, Administrators (<computername>\Administrators) is allowed everything except Special permissions.
To me it looks like what you said to do.
-- I went ahead and added my userid and password, even though I am an administrator and that seemed to do the trick. It's in the process of backing up and I see files appearing in the test2 folder.
Any idea why it had to have my userid added when I am an administrator?
wootcat wrote:
Any idea why it had to have my userid added when I am an administrator?
That is a bit curious. Perhaps check the account type here: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-user-account-type-windows-10
I don't have a Windows 10 PC. Just Windows 7.
I don't see a specific option to "manage users".
There's "Manage your credentials" and "Manage another account"
"Manage another account" lists my account and a Guest Account I set up.
My account shows my avatar and next to it, my account name. Underneath that it says "Administrator" and underneath that, "Password protected".
wootcat wrote:
I don't see a specific option to "manage users".
You must be running a different version of Win7 then (home or pro).
wootcat wrote:
My account shows my avatar and next to it, my account name. Underneath that it says "Administrator"
It looks like you are in the administrator group then, so there is a small puzzle here.
However, it is working now, which is the main thing.
Agreed.
Two of the four personal shares are backing up just fine. The other two are stopping with errors.
Do you recommend I open a new message thread to discuss this, or continue here to try and troubleshoot in this thread?
Thanks!
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