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How do I enable root account = set root password in Synology DSM 7.2?
How do I enable root account = set root password in Synology DSM 7.2?
(On Synology DS923+, but I believe it is not at all hardware-bound.)
Being rooted with sudo -i, I tried passwd, but I got:
-ash: ...
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Resolving mDNS host names on a Synology NAS
I have a Synology NAS running DSM 7.2.2:
steve@NAS:/volume1/docker/backuppc-mdns$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/syno_hw_version
DS223j
steve@NAS:/volume1/docker/backuppc-mdns$ head -n 5 /etc/VERSION
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Error 44 trying to rsync over ssh on Synology DSM
This is a bit long winded but I want to give as much information as I can. I have a Synology NAS running DSM 7.2.2:
steve@NAS:/volume1/docker/backuppc-mdns$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/syno_hw_version
DS223j
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Configure NAS to use memory cache for all available capacity when copying files over SMB
I have Synology DS923+ NAS with 32 GB memory and two hard drives in RAID1. It runs Linux 4.4 with the ext4 filesystem.
Copying a 20GB file from my laptop to NAS using SMB with 10GbE wired ethernet ...
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Synology NAS: spurious message "Display all <n> possibilities? (y or n)" in PuTTY Terminal
I'm getting a "Display all <n> possibilities? (y or n)" dialogue in a PuTTY Terminal connected to a Synology NAS.
The Synology Support people are abdicating responsibility for this, so ...
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Synology SSD cache size requirement
I've been running a new Synology RS3621RPxs for several weeks, and my 4TB SSD cache shows:
Cache composition: Reusable (341 GB) / Total (3.6 TB)
If I'm reading that correctly, my nas isn't even using ...
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rsync over ssh still requires rsync service enabled on Synology nas
I am sending data from one Synology NAS to another Synology NAS using the rsync protocol (using bash script). It works, great but I noticed that if I do not have the rsync service enabled on the ...
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Share one SSD Cache across multiple volumes & storage pools on Synology NAS
I have a new Synology NAS with 2 storage pools, and I have one volume per pool.
I have added a single SSD to the NAS to serve as a cache, and was able to add it to the first storage pool. This is a ...
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How to restart SSH daemon/service on Synology NAS with DSM 7.2?
How to restart SSH daemon/service on Synology NAS with DSM 7.2?
I already tried too many commands to remember them all, for example:
# synoservicectl --restart sshd
But none worked. Can anyone tell ...
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Is it possible to auto-mount Synology NAS with fstab (NFSv4.1)?
I am trying to mount my new Synology DS923+ connected to my LAN switch with static DHCP reservation. OS: Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon based on Ubuntu 24.04.
I already installed nfs-common package:
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How do I remove a second name that was appended to a user ID number?
I'm on a NAS and had been running some YAMLs.
I have a user ID johnG(1042) G(100) which was used for the YAML.
There were some updates along, and I'm not sure how it happened but suddenly it changed ...
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Why does my USB HDD detect as /dev/sdr?
I have a Synology RT2600ac router with an OWC Mercury Elite Pro (USB, eSATA, FW800) external HDD. The drive is detected as /dev/sdr where any ol' USB flash drive is detected as /dev/sda or sdb. Why ...
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How is this called? Desktop environment in browser
I have a Synology NAS at home, and you can access it via the browser. When you are logged into the NAS's website, you will see the desktop in the browser, just like you would if you were connected ...
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Rsync link to remote server in bash script without password prompt
I have set up public key authentication on an Ubuntu (22.04) server. I can log in to the server via SSH without having to provide a password.
I want to run a backup script on another machine (a ...
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How to exclude multiple directories from chown -R?
I am writing a bash alias to fix permissions that keep getting messed up on my Synology NAS while running Docker. I just need to chown & chmod everything in the /volume1/docker directory except ...
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