Mounting and accessing Western Digital's MyCloud NAS
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I have bought a Western Digital Mycloud disk. I did succeed to mount it under Lubuntu 13.10 by means of the following command:
sudo mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
<IP address>:/nfs /home/myusername/nfs/
Afterwards I do see the various shares in the directory nfs.
Unfortunately however I do not get access to the files. This is because the Western Digital device needs a username and password.
I am a Linux rookie so would there be someone willing to tell me how to specify these in the mount command?
Thanks in advance!
mount lubuntu nfs
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I have bought a Western Digital Mycloud disk. I did succeed to mount it under Lubuntu 13.10 by means of the following command:
sudo mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
<IP address>:/nfs /home/myusername/nfs/
Afterwards I do see the various shares in the directory nfs.
Unfortunately however I do not get access to the files. This is because the Western Digital device needs a username and password.
I am a Linux rookie so would there be someone willing to tell me how to specify these in the mount command?
Thanks in advance!
mount lubuntu nfs
edited Jun 10 '16 at 13:03
Rinzwind
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asked Feb 13 '14 at 16:44
Hans
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I have bought a Western Digital Mycloud disk. I did succeed to mount it under Lubuntu 13.10 by means of the following command:
sudo mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
<IP address>:/nfs /home/myusername/nfs/
Afterwards I do see the various shares in the directory nfs.
Unfortunately however I do not get access to the files. This is because the Western Digital device needs a username and password.
I am a Linux rookie so would there be someone willing to tell me how to specify these in the mount command?
Thanks in advance!
mount lubuntu nfs
edited Jun 10 '16 at 13:03
Rinzwind
202k27388521
asked Feb 13 '14 at 16:44
Hans
66114
I have bought a Western Digital Mycloud disk. I did succeed to mount it under Lubuntu 13.10 by means of the following command:
sudo mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192
<IP address>:/nfs /home/myusername/nfs/
Afterwards I do see the various shares in the directory nfs.
Unfortunately however I do not get access to the files. This is because the Western Digital device needs a username and password.
I am a Linux rookie so would there be someone willing to tell me how to specify these in the mount command?
Thanks in advance!
mount lubuntu nfs
mount lubuntu nfs
edited Jun 10 '16 at 13:03
Rinzwind
202k27388521
asked Feb 13 '14 at 16:44
Hans
66114
edited Jun 10 '16 at 13:03
Rinzwind
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asked Feb 13 '14 at 16:44
Hans
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edited Jun 10 '16 at 13:03
Rinzwind
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edited Jun 10 '16 at 13:03
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AFP is Apple File Protocol which, along with Samba, is natively supported by the WD NAS server. You can also use smbfs or cifs on your Linux box and mount the shares permanently (see here) or you can use NFS. NFS, particularly udp, offers better performance but poorer security. I use NFS because file ownership and permissions are an important issue to me and they are not fully supported in smbfs/cifs.
I have just posted a how-to to set up NFS between a Linux client running 14.04 and a WD Own Cloud NAS server - see here.
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
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You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
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AFP is Apple File Protocol which, along with Samba, is natively supported by the WD NAS server. You can also use smbfs or cifs on your Linux box and mount the shares permanently (see here) or you can use NFS. NFS, particularly udp, offers better performance but poorer security. I use NFS because file ownership and permissions are an important issue to me and they are not fully supported in smbfs/cifs.
I have just posted a how-to to set up NFS between a Linux client running 14.04 and a WD Own Cloud NAS server - see here.
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
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You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:44
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AFP is Apple File Protocol which, along with Samba, is natively supported by the WD NAS server. You can also use smbfs or cifs on your Linux box and mount the shares permanently (see here) or you can use NFS. NFS, particularly udp, offers better performance but poorer security. I use NFS because file ownership and permissions are an important issue to me and they are not fully supported in smbfs/cifs.
I have just posted a how-to to set up NFS between a Linux client running 14.04 and a WD Own Cloud NAS server - see here.
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
Scooby-2
4031514
You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:44
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up vote
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AFP is Apple File Protocol which, along with Samba, is natively supported by the WD NAS server. You can also use smbfs or cifs on your Linux box and mount the shares permanently (see here) or you can use NFS. NFS, particularly udp, offers better performance but poorer security. I use NFS because file ownership and permissions are an important issue to me and they are not fully supported in smbfs/cifs.
I have just posted a how-to to set up NFS between a Linux client running 14.04 and a WD Own Cloud NAS server - see here.
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
Scooby-2
4031514
AFP is Apple File Protocol which, along with Samba, is natively supported by the WD NAS server. You can also use smbfs or cifs on your Linux box and mount the shares permanently (see here) or you can use NFS. NFS, particularly udp, offers better performance but poorer security. I use NFS because file ownership and permissions are an important issue to me and they are not fully supported in smbfs/cifs.
I have just posted a how-to to set up NFS between a Linux client running 14.04 and a WD Own Cloud NAS server - see here.
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
Scooby-2
4031514
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
Scooby-2
4031514
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
Scooby-2
4031514
answered Aug 5 '14 at 18:24
Scooby-2
4031514
4031514
You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:44
add a comment |
You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:44
You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
You should not use NFS with UDP. Not because it would be less secure, but because it's not unlikely that you will lose data on fast modern networks.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:40
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
Also, you should post answers here on the site, not (only) elsewhere with a link to a site that might disappear in the future.
– JanC
May 11 '16 at 11:43
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
You will not "lose data" using NFS with UDP. IBM states “NFS normally uses the UDP protocol (at R610 and above it can also use TCP)." The reference to R610 is the version of AIX, IBM's implementation of UNIX. UDP is used in HACMP environments (High Availability Clustered Multi Processing), Note the first two words. If data would likely be lost, it would not be suited to a high availability environment. TCP will be faster on a busy commercial network, but a system where a WD MyCloud is going to be will almost certainly be on a relatively quiet home network where UDP will outperform TCP.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:31
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
I do not agree on your statement regarding links to other sites where, as in this case, the link is to Ubuntu Forums. I don't think it is likely to disappear in the future, it would make more work and also cause unnecessary duplication.
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:35
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:44
My references for quotes from IBM are: www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1016376 and ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-aix7networkoptimize2
– Scooby-2
Jun 17 '16 at 19:44
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