Is it safe to use 'rm' commands to delete files using the cli on a Netgear ReadyNAS?
We are using
Model: ReadyNAS 3220
firmware version 6.4.2
Environment - Web interface / CLI
We need to delete a lot of files, and the web interface takes forever to delete the files, is it safe to run an 'rm' command instead from the terminal?
Just wondering if this will negatively affect any raid set up etc.
I suggest updating your firmware, you are about 2 years behind.
In general, I find that file operations are faster on network shares (e.g. from windows) than they are using the web ui. Though rm is of course faster still. It is safe to use the linux shell to delete files, keeping in mind that you are on your own if something goes wrong.
rm will work for most files and folders, but not for shares - they are btrfs subvolumes, and rm will fail on them. There are btrfs commands that will work on them, but they should be deleted on via the web ui.
