But not nearly as bad as political discussions and personal attacks... On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Dan Lund wrote: > Ranks right up there with the top/bottom post thing, huh? > > > --Dan Lund > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Mike Bushroe wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: Joseph Sinclair > >> To: Main PLUG discussion list > >> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:47:12 -0700 > >> Subject: Re: Looking for NAS Hardware Recommendations > >> It's in the firmware zip file[1], something like FWUpdate.exe (they > change > >> the name sometimes). > >> > >> [1] http://www.buffalotech.com/support/getfile/ls_series-143.zip > >> > >> > >> On 07/13/2011 08:55 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Joseph Sinclair > >> > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> The best suggestion I can make (other than waiting for acp_commander > to > >> >> get > >> >> an update so it's able to open up the 1.43 firmware) is to use the > >> >> Windows > >> >> or Mac uploader to upload your modified firmware. > >> >> > >> > > >> > I installed the Windows sw that came with the box on the CD, but there > >> > is no > >> > option there to upload a file. Is there another piece of software that > >> > is > >> > the Windows uploader? Where do I get it? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > Mark > >> > > >> >> > >> >> On 07/13/2011 05:45 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> >>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:38 PM, Joseph Sinclair < > >> >> plug-discussion@stcaz.net > >> >>>> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> I missed the 1.43 part... Seems they've improved security. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> If you can get a shell prompt with acp_commander, try running > whoami. > >> >>>> If > >> >>>> you're already root, then "passwd -d root" will clear the current > >> >> password, > >> >>>> and you can then set it to anything you like with "passwd" > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> I get a shell prompt, but nothing seems to work. Every command > returns > >> >>> 3 > >> >>> blank lines and a prompt. > >> >>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> The only safe way to upload firmware is, unfortunately, a Windows > or > >> >>>> Mac > >> >>>> binary that's included with the firmware update. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> That said, you can try > >> >>>> > >> >> > >> >> > http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Manually_flash_the_LinkStation%27s_firmwareifyou're > >> >> brave. > >> >>>> > >> >>> That looks good, but I cannot access /dev/fl1 from the telnet prompt > I > >> >> get. > >> >>> Nothing works at that prompt. > >> >>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> You might also just try (from an acp_commander shell prompt) > copying > >> >>>> the > >> >>>> ssh key (put it on a share first) from the array locally over to > >> >>>> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys (make sure to check permissions after > >> >> copying), > >> >>>> then try ssh. > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> Good idea, if I could just get telnet to work. Any thoughts on that? > >> >>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> good luck. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On 07/12/2011 09:59 PM, Joseph Sinclair wrote: > >> >>>>> You shouldn't need to change or upload firmware. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> acp_commander can reset the root password (If it can get a shell > >> >>>>> prompt > >> >>>> it should be able to reset the password...) > >> >>>>> java -jar acp_commander.jar -t $YOUR_NAS_IP_ADDRESS -o > >> >>>>> That will clear the root password to nothing, allowing you to > login > >> >>>>> via > >> >>>> ssh or telnet as root with the (blank) password. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> You should be able to re-secure things from there (ideally drop an > >> >>>>> SSH > >> >>>> key in for root, create a second account that can sudo and drop a > key > >> >> there > >> >>>> as well, then lock the password for both to prevent password login > >> >>>> and > >> >>>> disable telnet). > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> On 07/12/2011 02:25 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> >>>>>> Joeseph, > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> One more issue, oh Great Buffalo NAS one....;-) > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> I started to work on rooting the device by following this > >> >>>>>> http://buffalo.nas-central.org/wiki/Category:LS-WXL. First > >> >>>>>> stumbling > >> >>>> block > >> >>>>>> is I have firmware 1.43. However, the zip key for 1.41 worked to > >> >>>>>> unzip > >> >>>> the > >> >>>>>> firmware image. It turns out ssh is already enabled for root in > >> >>>>>> 1.43, > >> >>>> but > >> >>>>>> one needs a password. It is not the same as the admin password. > So, > >> >>>>>> I > >> >>>> set up > >> >>>>>> an ssh key and put the disk image back together as described in > the > >> >>>> article. > >> >>>>>> However, how do I get the LS-WXL beastie to gobble up the new > >> >> firmware? > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> The web access only allows firmware to be downloaded from Buffalo > >> >>>>>> (no > >> >>>> upload > >> >>>>>> file dialog, just a button to update the firmware, which only > goes > >> >>>>>> to > >> >>>>>> Buffalo to check on available updates, and then installs them), > and > >> >> the > >> >>>>>> Windows software does not have an option to upload firmware, > >> >>>>>> either. I > >> >>>> can > >> >>>>>> get in with acp_commander to the shell prompt, which seems to be > a > >> >>>> disguised > >> >>>>>> telnet prompt, so I am not sure how to upload new firmware via > that > >> >>>> method. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Anyway to get the root password from the device or the file > system > >> >>>>>> I > >> >>>>>> downloaded so I can use that to ssh in and not have to replace > the > >> >>>> firmware? > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Thanks for any further suggestions you may have! > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Mark > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Joseph Sinclair > >> >>>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> rsync will preserve ownership if you set the option to do so (I > >> >>>>>>> don't > >> >>>>>>> recall the exact flag offhand). > >> >>>>>>> I actually prefer rsync over the Samba mount because cifs > doesn't > >> >>>>>>> understand POSIX permissions. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> If you root the box you can certainly do the rsync over ssh, but > >> >>>>>>> on a > >> >>>> local > >> >>>>>>> net native(uncompressed) rsync protocol is *immensely* faster > >> >>>>>>> because > >> >>>> the > >> >>>>>>> little ARM chip in the NAS can't handle the ssh encrypt/decrypt > >> >>>>>>> very > >> >>>> fast. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> SSH is useful for a lot of things, but I prefer the rsync daemon > >> >>>>>>> for > >> >>>> rsync. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> IIRC backuppc can handle the hardlink issue via rsync (rsync can > >> >>>> preserve > >> >>>>>>> hardlinks, softlinks, etc...), but if not then your best bet > might > >> >>>>>>> be > >> >>>> to > >> >>>>>>> install something more NAS-friendly. > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> I'd not recommend installing Debian. It's possible, but the > >> >>>>>>> machine > >> >> is > >> >>>>>>> quite limited in CPU and RAM, so the experience is likely to be > >> >>>> somewhat > >> >>>>>>> frustrating. Most of the people who install Debian are running > >> >>>>>>> Terastations, which have desktop CPU's rather than ARM chips > (and > >> >> cost > >> >>>> 5 > >> >>>>>>> times more). > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> On 07/10/2011 10:42 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> >>>>>>>> In the shared folders section, one can check Windows, Apple, > disk > >> >>>> backup, > >> >>>>>>>> ftp, and sftp. When I clicked Windows and backup, rsync works. > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> mark@orca:~/Desktop$ rsync SANY0002.JPG > >> >>>>>>> rsync://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/array1_fred/ > >> >>>>>>>> mark@orca:~/Desktop$ rsync rsync://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ > >> >>>>>>>> array1_fred > >> >>>>>>>> mark@orca:~/Desktop$ > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> The file was copied to fred, as verified by ftp. > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the link. I am worried that backup files will loose > >> >>>>>>>> their > >> >>>>>>>> ownership attributes when I back them up, as the poster says: > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> "Yes, you can use rsync on another machine to connect to the > >> >>>>>>> rsync-enabled > >> >>>>>>>> shares on a LSpro; BUT all the files created by this method on > >> >>>>>>>> the > >> >>>> LSpro > >> >>>>>>> are > >> >>>>>>>> owned by root/root and not by any of the users created on the > >> >>>>>>>> LSpro, > >> >>>> and > >> >>>>>>>> there is no way to delete or update these files except by using > >> >>>>>>>> the > >> >>>> rsync > >> >>>>>>>> command." > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> If I root the device and enable ssh, then I can rsync in via > ssh > >> >>>>>>>> and > >> >>>>>>> bypass > >> >>>>>>>> all this Buffalo c**p, right? Backuppc also depends on hard > >> >>>>>>>> links, > >> >> so > >> >>>>>>>> perhaps I have to go all the way and install Debian on the box? > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> Mark > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Joseph Sinclair < > >> >>>>>>> plug-discussion@stcaz.net > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> For the mount, you can just use normal mount with -t cifs (or > >> >>>>>>>>> put > >> >> it > >> >>>> in > >> >>>>>>>>> fstab with cifs as the filesystem type). > >> >>>>>>>>> umount is generic; the unmount interface standardized a while > >> >>>>>>>>> back, > >> >>>>>>> that's > >> >>>>>>>>> why umount.cifs is no longer in Debian, it's obsolete. > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> For rsync, the module name will never have a space. Given > that > >> >> it's > >> >>>> not > >> >>>>>>>>> showing up the way we expect, my best guess is the module > naming > >> >>>> changed > >> >>>>>>> in > >> >>>>>>>>> the most recent revisions of the firmware. > >> >>>>>>>>> It seems something odd is going on, quite possibly the rsync > >> >>>>>>>>> daemon > >> >>>> is > >> >>>>>>>>> running but no shares are enabled as backup targets. > >> >>>>>>>>> According to the Linkstation forums on > buffalo.nas-central.org, > >> >> You > >> >>>>>>> have > >> >>>>>>>>> to go into the backup section in the web interface and set > each > >> >> share > >> >>>>>>> that's > >> >>>>>>>>> supposed to be available via rsync as a backup target (not > >> >>>>>>>>> entirely > >> >>>> sure > >> >>>>>>>>> what that looks like). > >> >>>>>>>>> Here's the post I found: > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> > http://forum.buffalo.nas-central.org/viewtopic.php?p=41941#p41941 > >> >>>>>>>>> It's not 100% applicable, but it should apply to your device > >> >>>>>>>>> fairly > >> >>>>>>>>> equally. > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> On 07/10/2011 07:12 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>> The only way I can gain access to the shares is to use the > >> >>>> following. I > >> >>>>>>>>>> created a new share called 'fred' and deleted the other > shares: > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> mount.cifs //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/fred /home/nas_share -o > >> >>>>>>> user=user_name > >> >>>>>>>>>> password=pass > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Of course, umount.cifs is no longer in Debian, but umount -f > >> >>>>>>>>>> works > >> >>>> to > >> >>>>>>>>>> unmount the share. > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I cannot get rsync to work. According to the man page the > >> >> following > >> >>>>>>>>> should > >> >>>>>>>>>> return a list of shares: > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> rsync rsync://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Nothing is returned (eg a blank line). I tried telnet > >> >>>> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > >> >>>>>>> 873 > >> >>>>>>>>>> and I got the rsync response @RSYNCD: 30.0, so the daemon is > >> >>>> running, I > >> >>>>>>>>>> suppose. > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> The following all return 'unknown module' regardless of what > >> >>>>>>>>>> name > >> >> I > >> >>>> put > >> >>>>>>>>>> after the url (array1_fred, , array0_fred array2_fred) > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> rsync some_file rsync://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/array1_fred/ > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> or a '/' instead of a '_' returns the same error for module > >> >> array1, > >> >>>>>>>>> array2, > >> >>>>>>>>>> array0. I also tried Array[0,1,2] with the same result. Some > of > >> >> the > >> >>>> web > >> >>>>>>>>>> pages show the name as Array 1, so I tried the capital A and > a > >> >>>> space, > >> >>>>>>> but > >> >>>>>>>>>> still not luck. > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> When I ftp into the box, the path to fred is > >> >>>>>>> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/array1/fred. > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I tried restarting the Linkstation, and no change. > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> I also tried the alternative rsync format, rsync some_file > >> >>>>>>>>>> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx::array1_fred, and that did not work. > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Any more ideas on how to get rsync to work? > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks! > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Mark > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Joseph Sinclair > >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Dash and underscore are fine. > >> >>>>>>>>>>> The only way to "reset" the name using the standard web > >> >>>>>>>>>>> interface > >> >>>> is > >> >>>>>>> to > >> >>>>>>>>>>> delete the share and re-create it with the new name. > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> On 07/10/2011 11:23 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Can the share name have a dash or underscore in it? How can > I > >> >>>> "reset" > >> >>>>>>>>> the > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> share names? > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for all your help! > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Mark > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 10, 2011 10:59 AM, "Joseph Sinclair" < > >> >>>>>>> plug-discussion@stcaz.net > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The info folder is used by the web interface; don't delete > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> that > >> >>>>>>> unless > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> you'd like to reload the device from scratch ;) > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The correct value should be array1_Hshare. array1_Hshare > is > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the > >> >>>>>>> rsync > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> top-level "module" name, not a directory. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> The issue you're seeing sounds like a case-match issue or > >> >>>> something > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> similar. The module will be exactly "array1_" followed by > the > >> >>>>>>> (initial) > >> >>>>>>>>>>> name > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> of the directory on the array. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> If you initially put spaces in, or changed the name, then > >> >> you'll > >> >>>>>>> have > >> >>>>>>>>> a > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> hard time figuring out the module name because it's based > on > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> the > >> >>>>>>> first > >> >>>>>>>>>>> name > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> you give for the share; it doesn't get updated if you > change > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> the > >> >>>>>>> share > >> >>>>>>>>>>> name > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> later. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, if you changed the RAID settings, then try using > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> array2 > >> >> or > >> >>>>>>>>> array0, > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> just in case it changed the array numbering. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > >> >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > >> >>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>>>>>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > >> >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > Time to ask people again to trim posts? 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