I read the preclear thread, downloaded the sh file and put it on my flash drive. My Unraid tower boots and is at the "Tower login" prompt.

 

I am Linux ignorant, so I'm sure this looks really dumb. Exactly what do I type to invoke the preclear script?

I read the preclear thread, downloaded the sh file and put it on my flash drive. My Unraid tower boots and is at the "Tower login" prompt.

 

I am Linux ignorant, so I'm sure this looks really dumb. Exactly what do I type to invoke the preclear script?

 

First, change directory to the flash drive by typing:

 

cd /boot

 

Then invoke the preclear command by typing:

 

preclear_disk.sh /dev/sdX

 

where sdX = the three letter device name of the disk you wish to clear.

 

I read the preclear thread, downloaded the sh file and put it on my flash drive. My Unraid tower boots and is at the "Tower login" prompt.

 

I am Linux ignorant, so I'm sure this looks really dumb. Exactly what do I type to invoke the preclear script?

 

First, change directory to the flash drive by typing:

 

cd /boot

 

Then invoke the preclear command by typing:

 

preclear_disk.sh /dev/sdX

 

where sdX = the three letter device name of the disk you wish to clear.

 

 

and you can get a list of the drives by doing

ls -l /dev/disk/by-id

 

But first: login!

But first: login!

 

As a Linux newb, this is where I am lost. How do I set login credentials at the "Tower login:" prompt? Is there a default login?

Yes, try "root" with no password

Yes, try "root" with no password

 

Thank you. That's what I was looking for!