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Synology Nas: Run Fsck To Check and Repair a Linux File System

by on October 3, 2012 · 7 comments

I own a Linux powered Synology dedicated Network Attached Storage (NAS) server for my home office use. How do I run fsck on Synology DiskStation that offers RAID storage using Linux command line options over an ssh session?

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Debian / Ubuntu Linux: Setup Wireless Access Point (WAP) with Hostapd

by on August 25, 2012 · 9 comments

I‘ve got a spare USB Wireless Adapters (WIFI adapter/dongle) and my ISP router does not support wireless option. How do I turn my home nas server into a wireless access point (WAP) that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using Wi-Fi under Debian or Ubuntu Linux operating systems without purchasing additional WPA box?

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Linux: Configure and Control APC SmartUPS During a Power Failure

by on July 29, 2012 · 5 comments

My Linux nas server connected to APC SmartUPS using usb cable and I would like to detect a power failure. If power is not restored my server must shutdown when the battery is exhausted. How do I configure and use my APC SmartUPS under Debina / Ubuntu / RHEL / CentOS / Fedora / Scientific Linux operating system for power management?

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Mac Os X: Mount NFS Share / Set an NFS Client

by on October 18, 2010 · 27 comments

How do I access my enterprise NAS server by mounting NFS filesystem onto my Mac OS X based system using GUI and command line based tools?

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Linux / UNIX: Command For Executing a Shell Script

by on July 15, 2010 · 0 comments

How do I execute a script under UNIX or Linux like operating system using command prompt?

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Freebsd Mount a NAS via SMB / CIFS

by on January 25, 2009 · 4 comments

Q. I want to use our NAS server to store backups. Our NAS supports FTP and CIFS / SMB sharing technology. How do I mount and store files on NAS using FreeBSD? How do I automate entire procedure using a shell script? Is that doable? If so, what’s the easiest solution ftp or CIFS?

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Linux / UNIX: Cannot Preserve Ownership Error when Files are Moved or Copied

by on September 21, 2007 · 0 comments

Q. I’m using CentOS Linux. I’m getting an error – Cannot Preserve Ownership, when I try to copy files from Linux ext3 to FAT32 or files moved to an NFS NAS server mount point. How do I fix this error and copy / move files? A. Generally you use command like cp or my to [...]

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