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Author: Mark Phillips
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Subject: Re: Looking for NAS Hardware Recommendations
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" <>
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.
>
> On 07/10/2011 09:42 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Joseph Sinclair
>> <>wrote:
>>
>>> It's not in the manual, but the "BuffaloLink" mechanism that allows one

NAS
>>> to backup another is rsync.
>>> You can rsync to the box (to do backups) with the following pattern:
>>> rsync ${OPTIONS}

rsync://${BACKUP_SERVER}/array1_${SHARE_NAME}/${DIR_NAME}
>>>
>>> In order to create anything on the NAS without rooting the device, you

need
>>> to go into the web admin screen and setup Samba (i.e. Windows) share's.
>>> That creates the directories at the top level of the RAID array
>>> (${SHARE_NAME} above). It also creates the rsync endpoints.
>>>
>>> I setup a shared folder on the NAS called Hshare. It is setup as a

Windows,
>> Apple and ftp shared folder. The ftp is so I can see if the file is
>> there.....yes, I should root the device to ssh into it, but I thought I
>> would give this a try first.
>>
>> I then tried to rsync a file to the NAS box with this command:
>>
>> rsync -tlzv file_name rsync://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/array1/Hshare/
>>
>> and got this error:
>> unknown module 'array1
>>
>> I then re-read your post carefully...;-).... and tried this command
>>
>> rsync -tlzv file_name rsync://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/array1_Hshare/
>>
>> and got the error: unknown module 'array1_Hshare'
>>
>> When I ftp into the box, ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, I see two folders, array1
>> and info. When I drill down into array1 I see the Hshare folder.
>>
>> Your email said to use array1_share-name, and the rsync man page says
>> array1/share-name as far as I can tell. Neither worked. What am I

missing?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> P.S. There is a lot of stuff in the info folder that appeared after I set

up
>> the RAID1. Do I need it? Can I delete it?
>>
>>
>>
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