![]() ![]() The video (~3:20 min) says to click the "Write" option under "Other" to set the correct permissions (the "Unix" radio button is clicked in the video). using the existing dataset) the "backups" dataset, I followed the instructions and clicked the "Change Permissions" button. I later tried following the instructions more carefully my creating a "yourshare" dataset and "yourvideos" CIFS share, but with no luck.Īfter "creating" (i.e. I initially thought I'd use that dataset/CIFS share. ![]() I have an existing dataset/CIFS share on my (home) server called, say, "backups". īecause I'm such a n00b with FreeNAS and FreeBSD/Unix/Linux, I decided to follow the instructions in the video EXACTLY. Of course, I first uninstalled both of those by. Strangely, before starting this part, I noticed that I, somehow, had TWO instances of the Plex Media Server installed when I looked under the Jails tab. #2 - Setting up the Plex Media Server plug-in according to the "FreeNAS Team" video So I used the "email" password to sign into the server and changed the password back to what it was before I changed it.Īnyway, the server is sending out emails and I'm getting them. I later realized, when I couldn't sign into the server, that the password fields were NOT for the email address, but rather for the "root" account login. (NOTE) Since there was a password field just below the email field, I ASSUMEd that it was for the email password (Fail #2)! Oops! So I double clicked "root" and saw the "Email" field and filled it out. I missed the button(s) at the bottom of the screen because everything else is at the top. So I ALMOST did what it said in the above quote, with the exception of "Change Email" part (Fail #1). To configure it use Account -> Users -> View Users -> root -> Change E-mail" text and realized I needed to set up an email address to receive these messages for/from root. Then I saw the, "HINT: Test e-mails are sent to root user. Then I realized there wasn't a "To:" address for the email. I entered the correct information and clicked "Send Test Message". I clicked the "Email" tab under "System". So I signed into the FreeNAS server as root. Ok, let's get #1 out of the way, especially since it was a combination success/failure (and might be the "real" source of the problem?). Succeeded (kind of) with #1, failed miserably with #2 and #3. ![]() Many of these were (seemingly) much more complicated than whatever I did to mess things up.Ĥ. I tried multiple things after reading many posts. I did this by trying to "religiously" following the FreeNAS Team's Plex Server Install video below:ģ. Tried getting the Plex server plugin working. More accurately, probably messed up setting up email address.Ģ. How to mess up a FreeNAS server's settings in 4 easy stepsĪfter fighting with this problem so long, I don't remember the exact order I started doing this, but this is my best guess:ġ. I also thought it would be good to finally set up an email address so I could get alerts if there were problems with the FreeNAS server. Initially, I was going to use some form of DLNA, but since there isn't a "native" plug-in for DLNA, I thought that the Plex server plugin would work well. Yeah, I know, BIG mistake! (I plead exhaustion because most of this happened well past midnight. So I did a BUNCH of things at the same time. I need to note that this server has been running perfectly for at least 3 months before I recently messed things up.Ī few days ago, I was possessed by the thought of being able to access my movie collection via my FreeNAS server. HDD: 6 x WD RED 4TB in ZRAID2 (16TB net storage)įreeNAS Version: FreeNAS-9.10.1 (d989edd), but my initial install version was 9.3.nįWIW, I don't think any of the above are responsible for my, admittedly, semi-self-inflicted wound. Warning: n00b alert! Please be aware that this is long so other can learn from my (many) mistakes! ![]()
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