Frank1940

Sorry. I assumed you knew about Samba settings and the smb-extra.conf file (which is where the user generated Samba parameters go). Unraid provides the user with a tool for generating and maintaining this file. This file is stored in /config folder/directory of the boot drive. It is automatically loaded each time Samba starts. You can find this tool as follows: SETTINGS >>> SMB >>> SMB Extras Thjs is what mine currently looks like: (Please don't use this as a example of what should be in your Samba Extra configuration. There is a lot of stuff in there is that is obsolete in my current setup and should have been removed years ago. Those entries were not removed because they don't cause any problems...) PS--- I learned a lot about Samba when twenty-some years ago, I setup a Linux computer to be a server for two Windows XP computers. Back in those days, you had to first in stalled Samba (It was a part of the default install) and completely configure it to be either a client or a server. It was a learning experience!!!!

Try the suggestion in the first post of this thread: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/192582-minor-smb-security-issue/

You might want to post a bug report about this issue. I believe that it is generally the responsibility of the underlying OS system maintainers to update the clock routines to control this type of time shifts. (When did Canada change to permanent daylight saving time scheme? If real recently, it may not have made it into the update schedule yet,)

There is a major problem with Amazon that most of us never recognize. They market their warehousing/shipping services to other sellers/merchants/vendors. When the inventory arrives from these vendors, it put into the same bin as every other part with the same UPC code. So when you think you are buying from vendor ABC, you may be getting product from vendor XYZ. You can't completely avoid this problem if you buy from them. You can only look carefully at the description and see if they are offering the same product from multiple vendors. IF they are, be careful...

Look here: Settings >>> System Settings >>> Power Options >>> Power Button

I would also think that stopping and restarting the array would fix the problem as well. (That action forces Samba to stop and restart which forces all SMB connections to be reestablished.)

Version 7.3.4 is now out. In the description is this: "This release includes WebGUI security fixes, updates the Linux kernel to 6.18.58, and fixes Docker icon handling and File Manager operations. It also includes PHP 8.4.27,"

Many of us find ourselves in that same/similiar situation. The cost of HDD's is roughly twice what it was a year ago. I try to keep a cold spare on the shelf for replacement/expansion as circumstances dictate. I know that I will being needing a drive for expansion by about the middle of 2027. I refuse to even consider purchasing a 'refurnished' drive. The user reviews indicate that they are not satisfactory from a reliability standpoint. I also suspect that HDD's will remain in short supply until 2030 as the earliest unless the projected AI build-outs collapse. (Since they are being funded by venture capital money, I don't see that happening as venture capitalists are not concerned with profitability (current or future) in the same way that 'normal' business people are! I haven't heard of any companies using AI making statements that AI is making significant contributions to their bottom line. And how much are you willing to pay for tokens to use AI in your life? Building and operating these AI centers is very expensive! Someone is going to have to pay to cover these costs!!!) I will be looking to see what happens to HDD's prices during the 'Black Friday' sales this year. There might be few bargains available in that window...

I upgraded yesterday from 7.3.2 to 7.2.3 and I just checked a minute ago. I clicked on 'Network' in the split preview pane and both servers popped up after about ten seconds. (I almost never use the this feature as I have shortcuts to both servers pinned in the 'Quick Access' portion of that same split preview pane. That way, I never have to wait for Windows to populate 'Network'.)

First, you are using Windows or a MacOS? If Windows try typing \\{server_name} or \\{server_IP_ address} on the 'URL' box in Windows Explorer. If Windows Explorer finds the server that way, it will generally populate the Network browser section of Windows Explorer. There are some other work-arounds that can be used. Ask and I will work with you.

I see you are using the user name of 'sparky' This means that you need to add on Unraid a Shares Access user with a 'User name' of– sparky –with the same password as on your Windows computer. (Note the the capitalization must match on both sides for both the User name and the password!) Entry Box on Unraid shown below: Then reboot both the Windows computer and your server. (Note that you can not see/view the password that you enter in the Windows Credential Manager so make double sure that you type very carefully when you enter it as Windows does not even require that you reenter to verify no typos were made.!!!) Personally, I recommend that you write the password on paper until everything is setup and working. Make your password only as long and complex as required by your tolerance level of how much risk to your data is permissible. Burn the paper if you want after everything is working. (MS only insists that you have to use a login to a server before it will allow a connection to that server. It does not say that the login credentials have to be super secure.) EDIT: Don't use a null password. IF nothing else, use 1234 as the password!

Yes And you can google tmux cheat sheet and get a cheat sheet that will got you using it efficiently

There is a procedure for doing a manual upgrade (or downgrade): https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/updating-unraid/#manual-downgrade-or-upgrade

Personally, I would do the upgrade in two separate steps. Either upgrade the hardware and get it running on the latest release. Then upgrade the software. OR upgrade the software and get everything working (If you have any problem). Then do the hardware upgrade. The reason for this is to make one change at a time, so, if you have any problems with either upgrade, you are only looking at one change as the cause of the problem.

One of the most basic rules for using AI responses is to determine if they actually contain the proper answer. AI is new enough that users should recognize that "garbage in, garbage out" rule still applies. Google without AI often gives a wide selections of 'answers' and some of them are completely wrong. AI does not always fix that problem as AI will give us only one of those 'answers' and you can only hope that it selects the right one. (My experience is that AI responses are 98% right 90% of the time.)

My method of operation for any new software to allow several days to pass before upgrading any working server with important data on it. Instant updates are for test-bed servers and the truly daring users. Just become a follower of the release thread and see if any problems are reported and determine if those issues might affect you.

OK-- The User Share-- backup --has files on all four of the disks in the array. (You also have have six other shares that are using disk 1) You are also looking at a folder (jonh) deep inside the User Share. The fact that the folder exists and that is empty is a bit of surprise to me. I can only suspect that it contained files at some point and they were all deleted without removing the directory. The above screenshot (captured from your post) shows info on the entire backup share. There are 319 files in the entire backup share! From the mc screenshot (I had almost completely forgot that tool was still in Unraid!), you are looking at the files in a directory that is three layers deep in that backup share. There are a lot more places (12 Folders to be exact) for files to be stored in backup share that the mc screenshot does not show. By the way, I am hoping this is just an exploration of how things work in Unraid. You are using mc and looking at things from a 'Disk Share' perspective while using 'User Share' as your standard Unraid file system. You should be aware that copying files from a disk view to a share view (and vice verse) can result in file loss!!!!!!! (It is an unfixable 'bug' in Unraid. Basically, you can copy a file onto itself which truncates it to zero length! That is why Disk Shares are turned "off" by default in Unraid!) But when you use file management tools at the Linux OS level, you are totally exposed to this bug. It is recommend that you use the built-in File Manager in Unraid as it has coding that prevents making this mistake.

Get the diagnostics file and post the entire file up in a new post in this thread. (Click on diagnostics in the post for instructions.)

I have used that switch to remove files from my backup that I deleted from the source. However, I only use it periodically when I know that there are files in the backup that I can safely remove. (As I recall, you could use this command-- with the --delete switch --to both copy new material to the backup while deleting files from the backup that are no longer in the source.) But I am always paranoid about a command that automatically deletes things when I am actually doing a normal backup. I want any 'delete' operation to a conscience action on my part if you know what I mean. That prevents the cockpit error of deleting a file from the source (that I really want to have) from being deleted from the backup achieve before I realize the first error (hopefully).

Don't feel bad! You are not the first one to be bit by this!!!! The trailing slash in Linux/UNIX is a non-issue 95% of the time. There are just a few commands where it comes into play and rsync is one of them.

Is this the problem? AI output from Google, If the trailing slash is not present in the source path and the destination path is directory where you want the files, rsync creates the source directory in the destination directory and then fills that directory with the contents of the source. The BOLD text in the quote is showing no trailing slash so a directory named 'Tv-Shows' will being created in 'UNRAID2_Tvshows' and the contents of 'Tv_Shows' copied into it.

What are you trying to do? If it is setting a system with multiple Docker containers and VM's to perform a specific function, it is easy to see why you are totally lost. I would suggest you start by setting up a simple server (as a NAS) to store and serve up files to one or more client computers. It should consist of a array with a parity drive and one (or more) data drives. The drives should be Hard Drives–not SSD's! This server does not need to have an Intel i9 processor in a server MB with 64GB of RAM. It can be a ten year old desktop home computer that you find at a garage sale. Unraid runs quite well with 8GB of RAM in the NAS environment. (Be aware that you will probably be limited to less than four HD's because the limitation of the case for installing HD's. At a garage sale, you can pop the side off and have a look inside...) Once you get this working, you can start to branch out. Think of this process as learning to walk before you try to play professional tennis.

Attach a monitor and keyboard to the server. You should see a login prompt. Log into your Unraid server. At the command line, type: diagnostics You will get an result like this: As you can see the diagnostics file is stored in the logs directory/folder in the root of the Unraid boot drive. Remove the flash drive, plug it into your PC and upload the complete .zip file to a new post in this thread.

Years ago when the networking setup in Unraid was much simpler, when problems with symptoms like this appeared, rebooting the entire network-- router, switches, clients, and server --was a early part of the troubleshooting procedure. Each one of these devices contains a computer chip with memory running an OS (Usually Linux for the peripherals) and they can encounter anomalies that affect their performance. Today, it seems like this has become less of an issue (Or more people do the reboot before posting...) but it is still one thing to be tried before taking more drastic steps.

IF possible, use cable to desktop and see what the results are.