FreeNAS is an open-source network-attached storage server based upon FreeBSD and licensed under the BSD license.
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Changing CIFS permissions on FreeNAS?
I'm trying to change some permissions on a folder. I'm running FreeNAS and using the windows permissions settings (not Unix). If I right click the file and go to properties and then security, it shows ...
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NAS OS that will sync to MS Sharepoint?
Right now I'm using FreeNAS for my NAS, but I want it to sync with Microsoft Sharepoint so that there are multiple points of access for my users. Is there an operating system I can put on my NAS that ...
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FreeNAS wont ask for password after logging in once
I recently installed the newest FreeNAS and have made a media share out of it. My problem is I made a share password protected for a specific user. Once I log in the first time it NEVER asks for it ...
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Installing XBMC and X server on FreeBSD
I couldn't find how to install X server and XBMC on FreeNAS.
So without any opinion if it's good or not, what are the steps to do it?
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How to get portage to emerge in a FreeBSD Jail?
I am running FreeNAS 9.2.1.2 which allows you to install a Gentoo jail with a one click install that creates a jail on the Free BSD system. I then tried to run emerge -avuDN world and ran into some ...
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How do I allow user permissions to data on a Couchpotato and Sickbeard Plugin using Freenas
Trying to setup permissions for the plugins sickbeard / couchpotato.
I’ve read almost every thread google / the forums have but haven’t really found a solution yet.
I’m assuming it’s the data here: ...
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Analyse the performance of an rsync command from FreeNAS to a USB drive
I infrequently run a task where I rsync my photos (~30 directories with 10-100 files in each) from my FreeNAS machine to an external USB hard drive (500GB WD) as a redundant backup.
I execute the ...
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ZFS Snapshot to file as Backup with rotation
I have a local FreeNAS system and want to use ZFS snapshots for backups.
FreeNAS has the built-in Replication Tasks which use
zfs send snapshot_name
to send a snapshot to a remote system.
But this ...
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Why can't I enable Transmission on FreeNAS 9.2? I keep getting an error
I have installed the plugin correctly, but every time I try and start it either using service transmission start, or trying to flip the on switch from the plugins page, I get this error:
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FreeNAS 9.2: install FreeBSD packages
I have installed FreeNAS 9.2amd64 (based on the same FreeBSD version) on a VirtualBox VM. I created users and pool/volume for my data.
In anticipation of installing ...
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How do I mount a UFS disk in read-write mode?
I have a system drive that has filled up to the last sector, so that it doesn't boot anymore. The file system is UFS (it's an old Freenas 0.7 installation), but since UFS write support doesn't appear ...
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Does configuring iscsi target and iscsi initiator in two linux nodes and using ethernet cable for communication make it SAN?
I'm using freeNAS to share an extent via iSCSI to my another Linux box using Ethernet cable. It work as a block storage. So SAN work as a block storage. Now, in my scenario is it working as a NAS or ...
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How can I stop ssh from trying to create ~/.ssh?
I'm working on an rsync-based backup for a FreeNAS system.
Part of the backup process involves logging into the remote system that serves as the backup storage. Whenever I do that, I get the message
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Why does my server not shutdown properly?
When I run $ reboot on my embedded FreeNAS 0.7 (FreeBSD 7.2) it does start the shut down procedure but seemingly hangs.
I have registered a command to start a service script which is executed on ...
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Where can I find the user documentation for my old Freenas 0.7?
Every document links seem to have been replaced with the notice (to force me) to upgrade.
I know that I am supposed to upgrade but I would like to get hands on the old FreenNAS 0.7 Khasadar user ...
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nas4free server can't access local network
I'm not a linux/unix/freebsd expert. I'm a Microsoft .NET developer that knows Windows pretty well. Please bear with me :)
I'm trying to configure an old desktop machine as a NAS device with ...
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Freenas e-mail configuration files
I have installed a Freenas 8 server to backup my files. I have configured its email alert system using web interface and I'm receiving regular daily email reports correctly. I'm curious: where Freenas ...
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How to persist a file in /usr/local in embedded FreeNAS
I have embedded FreeNAS, version 8.2 beta. Now I would like to install openvpn, of course persisting between updates.
I have managed to get the program itself persist by using
mount -wu /
pkg_add ...
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Media server RAID difficulties (on FreeNAS)
Disclaimer: I've never used FreeNAS or any type of RAID before, so this is a first.
I've decided to build a media server in my new apartment. I'm going to be going with a total 10TB of space (6x2TB ...
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Is it a good idea to run freenas 8 (inside virtualbox) on a lamp server?
I am redesigning my home network setup (specifically my nas and server), and recently asked a question about running a lamp server and freenas 8 on two separate machines. However, in the spirit of ...
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Is it possible to use a lamp server for serving files from a nas?
In my current home-network setup, i am running freenas 8 on a mini-itx box (on which i store all my files). I'm thinking about building an extra l.a.m.p. server with some spare parts (for use in my ...
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FreeNAS versus a regular (CentOS/Ubuntu) linux server?
I'm looking to build a medium sized (6TB, mini ITX board) server for personal use. Most importantly, it will serve as a seedbox and will store a whole lot of data. I will be accessing the data over my ...
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FreeNAS grub2 booting ISO
I've got usb-keys setup to multi-boot different Linux images. I wouldn't mind adding FreeNAS, and there's a doc with samples to add to grub.cfg
menuentry "FreeNAS-8.0.4-RELEASE-x64" {
insmod ufs2
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