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Issue with old user permissions and NFS
I recently migrated my RN214 to expose NFS shares instead of SMB (no Windows PCs anymore). Turned out that there was a UID collision, user "volker" was auto-assigned UID 100 which I didn't care too much back then. Now, with NFS, UID 100 reflects to systemd-network on my local PC and the system would not let me change attributes, rsync was throwing erros similar to sync: [generator] failed to set permissions on "/media/rn214-Media/somefile": Operation not permitted (1) . So I created a new user "volker" on the RN214 (changing the existing UID was not possible) with UID 1000 which is the same on the local PC after first renaming the existing user volker to "volker_old". This new "volker" can read and write to files owned by "volker_old", copy them around and even delete them, but he can't get ownership of the existing file nor change permissions. Now I have numerous files owned by "volker_old" that I want to transfer to "volker". So I figured running find /data/Media -user volker_old -exec chown volker:users {} \; in a shell on the RN214 would be an elegant solution to this, since find /data/Media -user volker_old returned plenty of hits. However, I get chown: changing ownership of '/data/Media/somefile': Operation not permitted errors, even as admin user belonging to the admin group. sudo does not exist and for su - I don't know the root password - if there is any. Sure, I could just delete all the offending files and copy them over from a backup again, but this is about 5TB of data and will take an eternity. Is there any way to resolve this ownership issue efficiently? Any help highly appreciated.
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VolkerB
Apr 30, 2026 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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XR500 internet time setup and SSH access
Hi experts. Couple of questions for you. I recently bought the XR500 as I got seduced by the DumaOS screens. I previsouly had a Netgear R7000 which I had flashed with DD-WRT Kongo. Liked it a lot but to be honnest the idea of having fancy bandwidth graphs pushed me to the XR500. While the interface is really neat, there are number of features I miss from DD-WRT, and some other upgrades I am hoping for (more icons for the devices e.g. switches, the ability to disconnect a device from the network as the blocking feature works only if the device tries to connect...). I am running version V2.2.1.10 which I believe is the latest one. To the questions: - I must be a little tired or something... how do we change the timezone ? Programming the wifi ON/OFF on specific hours would be much easier if the router was set on my timezone... - is SSH connection blocked ? putty tells me "connection refused"? - I seem to be able to access the interface thru HTTP or HTTPS... how do I limit to HTTPS? thanks much! Arnaud
ArnaudM
Apr 19, 2018 Place Nighthawk Pro Gaming Routers
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Put SSH and SNMP into Orbi's firmware
No modern router should be accessible over telnet but over ssh alone - this is such a big security risk! Also, please put net-snmp into Orbi's firmware to enable monitoring them via SNMP.
budy
Apr 11, 2018 Place Submit Ideas for Home Products
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Cannot change Root SSH Key Pair
Hi We are using Model: ReadyNAS 3220 firmware version 6.4.2 Environment - Web interface We have been using this for sometime and have been using the backup feature. The problem is that in all this time the root ssh key pair has not been rotated. We would like to keep our data and system secure by changing the ssh key pair of the root user. I tried switching on and off ssh on the device using the dashboard, but that just disabled and re-enabled the same key pair. 1. Go to System menu 2. Go to Settings sub menu 3. click on SSH 4. Click on Download SSH key file. ---This is root SSH Public Key--- I would like to change this so I have a new key and my system is secure. We are using the Rsync over SSH option for our backups. Thanks in advance and taking the time to read this.
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soupboy
Jan 24, 2018 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Need to unlock telnet on lb1120 LTE modem
I get great service with band 4 and would like to lock it in. it switches between 4 and 12. band 12 is horrible
willformayor
Dec 04, 2017 Place Cell Service Mobile Hotspot Modems, AirCards, & Mobile Routers
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ReadyNAS 204 SSH access denied after Factory Default (6.9.0)
Hello I reset my ReadyNAS 204 (System > Settings > Perform Factory Default) running the latest firmware 6.9.0. recently and since then SSH does not work. I have enabled SSH via System > Settings > Services (exactly as here: https://kb.netgear.com/30068/ReadyNAS-OS-6-SSH-access-support-and-configuration-guides) but any attempt to connect via ssh (ssh root@IPADDRESS) gives "Permission denied, please try again." I've tried changing the admin password and reinstalling the OS via Boot Menu - but neither work. SSH was working fine before the factory reset. Could anyone suggest how to get it working again please? Thanks, Simon
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spiffin
Nov 29, 2017 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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ReadyNas NV+ v1 no FrontView access, SSH not installed
I powered on my old ReadyNas NV+ v1 yesterday after a few months offline (it's normally disconnected until I need to retrieve or add archival data). The shares are accessible and email notifications seem to work fine however I cannot figure out how to access FrontView. I've read a number of threads and all of them hint to the fact that the firmware (4.1.15 according to RAIDar) might have some conflict with addons or something similar. I've tried various browsers and computers, reset the OS twice, tried to connect over ethernet cable (I'm using a Macbook running macOS Sierra) but to no avail—FrontView is not responding. Unfortunately I don't seem to have SSH active (I'm a novice user that only uses his NAS for the most basic of tasks) so I've run out of ideas. Can anyone help me? Thanks
benfi
Jul 26, 2017 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Fan Control for ReadyNAS NV+ v2 (Make it more quiet please)
I have been trying to get my nv+ v2 a little bit quiter for a while now and haven't really succeeded. I changed the fan, and it helped, but I can't get the fan to work as slow as I'd like. The disks and the system is still operating just under 40 degrees celsius so I'm confident in trying to slow down the fan a bit more. The problem is I can't find any controls for it. I've concluded that there are no controls for it in the GUI and I've started poking around through SSH to get there. I found this guide which gave me some real hope https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-to-ReadyNAS/How-to-control-fanspeed-on-a-RN104/td-p/911970 but I can't even seem to find any of the controls that give me access to the readings of the fan speed and temperature, let alone control them. Can anyone help me, how do I read/access the fan control of my ReadyNAS?
jarlelin
Jul 15, 2017 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Restore user account from ssh
Hello dear community, I used to have several users that I created as I recieved the NAS and was experimenting a year ago. It seems that I removed some user accounts, but I still can see them in passwd, home directory are still there. # getent passwd [...] admin:x:98:98::/home/admin:/bin/bash [...] titimoi:x:100:98:my_email_address@email.com:/home/titimoi:/bin/false another_user:x:103:98:another_email@email.com:/homeanother_user:/bin/false and # ls /home/ admin another_user titimoi Note that I can login to frontview with "another_user" and "titimoi" In Frontview I see only "admin" in Account > User. Questions : - can you help me show "titimoi" and "another_account" in frontview so that I can manage then easiely, what file should I have a look at ? Cheers,
titimoi
May 18, 2017 Place Use your ReadyNAS
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Plex - adding third party channels.
I have successfully installed Plex from the admin interface. I've set up the folders for scanning and the system stems to be working correctly. I've placed my music there, and can access it from external plex players. I did the default installation. (I say that to say it appears to be working fine.) I would like to add third party channels. Is there away to use the ReadyNAS interface to drop the files in to the proper folder (with in the Plex install)? I have temporarilly enabled SSH, since this appears to be the only method. I have access, but it would appear the admin account does not have WRITE access to the proper folder. How do I change permissions, if this account doesn't have them already? Thanks in advance for any info. Rich
RichWilson
May 12, 2017 Place ReadyNAS Storage Apps - Current Apps
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