Frank1940

Couple of things to try: First. Try the IPaddress \\192.168.86.24 rather than \\Tower Second thing. Make sure that your Windows 11 clients Network type is set to 'Private'. Open Start > Settings > Network & Internet and click here: Third thing. Windows 11 will (normally) not allow a 'Guest' connection to a server. (Even if things worked in the past, those monthly MS updates have been known to make changes to the security settings!) The easiest solution to simply define a "Share Access" user (found under the USERS tab of the GUI). Than on each Windows 11 client use the Credential Manager and setup a 'Windows Credential' to your Unraid server. For more info about SMB, see here: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/110580-security-is-not-a-dirty-word-unraid-windows-10-smb-setup/

Power Supply undersized for new MB, CPU and RAM???

Well, there is this bit of info: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/which-characters-are-acceptable-for-a-computer/fddb4895-4295-47ab-a2b9-7773b329718c It is a bit dated but these old requirements tend to persist forever... I would suggest that you go to the router and reserve an IP address for DHCP to assign to the MAC address of the external syslog server.

Yes! IF you use Secure, this will be the case. But read-only allows files to be copied. And anyone who gains access to your LAN via WiFi also has access. (I have been told in the past, that hacking into a WiFi network is not that difficult...) If you use Private, You can set up a special Share Access user for visitors with a password. You then assign the privileges on each share that you want for your visitors. (Your choices are 'No access', 'Read-only', or 'read-write'.) But, again, read-only does allow for copying of files BUT the big difference is that if you give the Log-in info to a visitor, you probably have more trust in them. Of course, this means that you have to setup the Share Access user on the server and give out the login and password information to your visitors. (BTW, you can have several visitors all using the same 'visitor' share-access user account logged on at the same time. Unraid 'knows' that they are on separate devices and uses that info in processing requests!) IF you want more information about setting up SMB on Windows and Unraid, read the PDF files in the first post of this thread: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/110580-security-is-not-a-dirty-word-unraid-windows-10-smb-setup/

One more quick comment. I, personally, would never use Secure as a Security setting unless I was still using a 2010 era set-top Media player. Either use Public or Private, if you are concerned about privacy and security. You know what you are getting with those two! Secure is a bad mix of the two which can lure one into a false sense of security. One more thing. Use Windows Credential manager to set up a auto login to your server. If you use Private for some of your shares and Public or Secure for others, you can get locked of being able to log onto your server if you access a read-only share. You can easily be logged in as 'Guest'. Windows will prevent you from making a second login to a server with a cryptic error message that provides not a clue as to what is happening!)

I looked at your Diagnostics. I found four shares that were being exported and all were set to 'Secure'. Please look at what the 'Secure' setting says: (This is the SMB settings section of one of my shares and I have turned on the "HELP" for the 'Security:' setting.) Notice that everyone including 'Guests' will have read access to every share on your server! This implies that no one will asked for a password until that user attempts to do a file operation that will result in a write operation on the server! (I know that one can copy a file off the server when that user has read-only privileges. I suspect that one can open a file for editing but it when you attempt to save it back to the server, that is when you will be prompted.)

Be careful, as nomenclature can screw you up when you are comparing speeds. Network speeds are usually given in bits while storage speeds are given in bytes Bits are abbreviated with a b (small letter). Bytes are abbreviated with B (capital letter). (Of course, a byte contains 8 bits.)

I did some experimenting about a year ago and there is this solution: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/137806-creat-a-user-share-containing-a-portion-of-another-user-share It is a way to share a portion of an Unraid share but read the thread carefully as a Symbolic Link is a backdoor into the original share and vice verse. (The only way to prevent the original share from being a backdoor is not to share it at all! Of course, doing this prevents anyone from accessing the other parts of that share unless you set up more symbolic links.)

Notice that this is missing in your screenshot: I am pointing this out only because it is something different that I saw. (I know that often you have to enter same variable in several different locations to get things set up correctly.)

I did a quick read through of your problem and I concur that you probably have a problem that can be fixed by the UMASK variable. Let's start with a link: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/148249-newbie-question-which-app-to-choose/#comment-1330081 Now that you know a bit more about what is going on, you can try to fix it. Go to the Docker in Question. Click on its Icon and pick edit from the 'Dropdown' list. In the 'Update container' at the right end, make sure that the 'ADVANCE VIEW' is selected. On the bottom at that Update container' page, if there is "show more settings", open that up. Now look at a line on the entire page that looks like this: If there is one, make sure that variable is 000 (the number--Zero Zero Zero). If not, you may be able to add it. Again at the bottom of the page, look for this option: Use the screenshot as your template to add/create a 'Container Variable' with the name of UMASK with the variable value being 000 EDIT: Probably a good idea to stop the container before to the editing!

Back in the deepest darkest recesses of my mind, there is a memory of someone who had a similar problem. His solution was found in Windows Control panel with the 'Disk Management' tool. It can be found in Windows 11 Control Panel from the "Windows Tools' then 'Computer Management' and look for 'Storage'-'Disk management'. Basically, you want to make the disk usable in Windows and Unraid can handle it from there. (Those tools appear to be well hidden for a reason-- casual use can do a lot of damage very easily.)

So volunteer to help out. (I have become old enough that my physical and mental states have started to limit what I can now do. My forum name provides a clue as to my age...)

My take on this situation. Understand that this is not a decision of the Unraid development team of that the Linux Kernel Team to drop the ReiserFS drivers! Unfortunately, there is no way around the problem that to change the format of any disk from ReiserFS to any other file system requires that it be formatted. Furthermore, if that drive is a part of the array when it is formatted, parity is updated as the same time as the physical drive is so that any emulated disk is now empty! For those folks who are now finding themselves in this problem should have been thinking about it since the announcement was made back in August of 2022. I can think of a couple of reasons why a wait-and-see attitude might have been considered a proper course of action at the time: The Linux people may change their position. I really don't care if they do, I will just never upgrade my Unraid software beyond the last version that supports ReiserFS. (I still see requests for support for Unraid ver5.X...) As I see it, there will be no simple procedure for those folks who can't do the Mirroring procedure! (If that existed, many people would have avoided the Mirror process as it is a complex operation! I know this as I have done it twice.) It is now a major 'system' problem that might involve some hard choices. Some choices: Look at what is on the array and see if some data is outdated and no longer required. Delete that data. Investigate getting a external USB drive (and the Unassigned Devices plugin) and move enough data off the array to empty the largest array disk by moving the remaining files to the other drives. Invest in the hardware to upgrade the system to allow the mirror process to be used. For some folks, this might only involve getting a large case. Others might have to purchase a number of new larger hard drives Kludge together a hardware setup to temporarily add another hard drive to the array. When the conversion is done, physically remove the empty drive. Do a New Configuration, rebuild parity. There are undoubtedly other approaches but each one will have to be tailored to each different set of circumstances. I will say that @limetech should include a ReiserFS file system check before offering an Unraid version without its support for downloading to any Unraid server.

I looked at a YouTube video and I would be considering doing an 'ulgy' case Mod! I would cut a opening for a fan in the hinged front panel directly in front of the HDs to mount a fan which would blow air into the case. I would also look at adhesive form tape around that opening that would force high percentage of the fan's output over the drives. (Please understand that in a server I value function much more than form and beauty!!! To accommodate the latter, I would turn the case so one of the side panels was the one must likely to be seen. This might be a good use for that Noctua NF-A12.)

Are you spinning the drives down when they are not being used? This will help drop temperatures significantly. No being familiar with that case-- Are all fans (except for the CPU one) behind the disks blowing out of the case? (You want to force as much air as possible over those drives. The Electronics will stand higher temps much better than HDs!) Also check that there are not significant openings behind the fans to admit air. (I have even taped over the openings on the removable brackets to force more air flow over the drives.)

Have a look at software like ImgBurn. I can't understand this is even necessary. You are after the data files--right. As long the files are on the same location, that should be sufficient. If you require more than this, perhaps the is to built a special secure storage container with a designate storage slot for each disk and its description.

@dlandon, Any thoughts on when this issue is going to be resolved? I know that I will not be upgrading from 6.12.8 until it is.

Not necessarily cheaper drives! Often drives just sitting in inventory or left over when a OEM cancelled a portion of an order. Upgrade only if you need more space or a drive fails. (I had a Seagate ST3000DM001 3TB drive (which had extremely high failure rates) that was installed back in about in about 2011-2012 that I just replaced.) If it is working, wait until you need to do a replacement for other reasons! A new drive is more likely to fail in the first year than a 10-year drive in that same time period!) You don't have to do that. Look at the MAIN tab of the GUI. Under the 'Identification' column, you will find the manufacturer, model number and serial number for every drive in your server. It is a bit cryptic but if you look at an ad for a drive that has a model number, you will quickly figure it out.

Personally, I would avoid shucking external hard drives because you don't what model drive is actually in that case. (Those external drive packages are a great place for manufacturers to 'dump' excess inventory!) I also look for CMR drives rather than SMR drives. (Google "cmr vs smr") Obviously, the higher the spindle speed, the faster the read/write speeds are. (However, I suspect that you already have a mix of drives with different operating characteristics so any improvement you might see would probably be minimal.) EDIT: You sometimes have to go to the manufacturer website to find whether a drive is CMR or SMS. They will generally have a table there.

Read these: https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/getting-started/manual-install-method/ Check with your BIOS to see what option you MB will allow you to use. (Most modern MB want UEFI) Step 8 is the one you are concerned with. Once that is resolved, you must set up the BIOS so that it boots first from your boot Flash Drive. Take your time as many MB BIOS have boot options in two or three different locations in the menu system. Make sure you have a copy of the MB manual handy as it reading it may be necessary. IF you got a printed copy of the manual in the box with the MB, I would still go to the website as the printed manual is often truncated to save printing costs.

You might want to read here: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-smart-stats/ Personally, I would get the drive out of my server. If you wish to see if that error was a fluke, after removal, you could test the drive for a couple of hundred hours (Preclear is one option to do this) and see if the count increases. Realize that I have a low risk factor...

I mean starting from here in Windows explorer: You can even do this when saving a file from LibreOffice the first time. (You may have to do a bit of exploring in the 'Save As' dialog in LibreOffice to find the server name.) You can also create a shortcut to the exact location in Windows Explorer when your dad stores his files. In the first post in this thread, look at the file named "An Alternative Method to Network Neighborhood.PDF" for a more complete explanation on how to so this: https://forums.unraid.net/topic/110580-security-is-not-a-dirty-word-unraid-windows-10-smb-setup/#comment-1009109 Be sure to give your shortcut a descriptive name so that it is instantly recognizable.

More information: This last one is not a true comparison to what you found since it did not have any extended attributes set up on it. The directory 'Libreoffice' is the './' name in the top screen capture. You probably need to do some experimentation with Mapped Drives vs opening things by coming in from the network. This may provide more clues as to what is going on. (It may turn out that the default permissions that Windows sets up on Mapped Drives when it applies extended attributes to files and directories is causing the problem...)

Not sure what happens if you use the same drive letter. (It could be that Windows 'restores' the old settings...) Try another drive letter and see what happens then. (When you do this, do not even look at the 'Properties' of that mapped drive.) Where you doing it this from the mapped drive or going in from the server name and drilling down?

What was accessing/writing to the share at this time? Is there a Windows mapped drive to this folder on your server? As I understand it, a Windows client can control the permissions on your Unraid server through the extended attributes if it uses mapped drives. That is what the '+' sign in the permissions means. I know that Libreoffice does set some extended attributes when it locks the file but I have seen no evidence that it touches the directory.