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TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS) is a network attached storage (NAS) server appliance distribution based on the FreeBSD operating system

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Is FreeNAS reliable?

FreeNAS seems like a great product with a full checklist of features, even iSCSI. But how reliable is it? There are a few scary stories about lost data, for example here. Here is another example. If you have used freeNAS for a longer period of time…
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How to restart web ui on freenas

I've come across a bug with freenas where the web ui (lighthttpd) can freeze up and render the service to hang. Is there an easy way to restart this service via a terminal?
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How to get FreeNAS to spin down disks?

FreeNAS 11.2 I have a USB boot device and 4 hard disks in a ZFS pool. I'd like those 4 disks to spin down when not being accessed, i.e. most of the time. In Storage -> Disks I set the "HDD Standby" to 20 minutes and the "Adv. Power Management" level…
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On FreeNas what is the difference between the "Permission Type" and the "Share Type" setting?

On FreeNas when creating a new dataset, I am presented with an option for Share Type Later, in a different dialog, when editing permissions of the dataset, I am presented with an option for Permission Type what is the difference between the…
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How to delete temp files reported as corrupt by zpool status

I have just upgraded from FreeNAS 8.0.2 to 8.3.0 Release-p1. After the update reportedly succeeded I was going to upgrade the ZFS pool from ZFSv15 to ZFSv28. First, I checked the status of zpool. At that time I discovered that the pool has errors.…
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Cannot see Active Directory users and groups in FreeNAS users list

I would like to add a local user to a Active Directory Domain in FreeNAS. The Active Directory is created by FreeNAS itself (there's some samba service running). Unfortunately, I can neither see the Active directory users nor the Active Directory…
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FreeNAS plugins won't load

I recently set up my first server using FreeNAS, and have it up and running on my internal LAN. When I installed, I saw a list of plugins available, but I didn't install any at the time. Today, I went back to my FreeNAS setup, clicked the Plugins…
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FreeNAS 9.3 and AD

Ever since my upgrade from 9.1 to 9.3, I'm having all sorts of issues getting FreeNAS to place nicely with AD (2008 level) (I've also tried a fresh install of 9.3 with the same issues) /var/log/messages doesn't give me much: Jan 2 10:28:28…
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What does a hard disk failure in a ZFS pool look like, and what do you actually do?

People often talk about the theoretical benefits of ZFS and how it takes (RAIDZ1/2) hard disk failures easily, and Server Fault has many testaments to this fact. I am considering setting up a NAS with 3-5 hard drives using FreeNAS, and I might be…
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Can I remove an accidentally created disk from an already existing zpool?

I am using FreeNas 11.2 U5. One disk configured as Raidz-2 has been damaged and a new disk has been installed to replace it. However, by mistake, Volume Manager created a new stripe disk. So, There are... A damaged Raidz2 volume with one disk…
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Can I upload a config file from a previous release in FreeNAS?

The motherboard in my FreeNAS system failed and I've since replaced it, now I'm in the process of installing FreeNAS using the most recent Release release (11.1) at the time of writing. Supposedly all my data volumes were safe, and all I need to do…
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8GB of ram OK for FreeNAS ZFS 6TBx2 in Raid 1

Is 8gb's of ram ok for FreeNAS ZFS 6TBx2 in Raid 1 ? Or does it have to be 16gb's ? I only use this for home backup: images/videos/plex. Thanks for any help.
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Attached disk does not appear in FreeNas UI disks section, but after create a volume it does, why?

When I attach a disk to my FreeNAS it does not appear in the user interface under the disks section when I click "View Disks". However, if I attempt to add a volume then I can select the disk in the volume manager and create a volume. Then after…
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FreeNAS: Why do usernames and passwords have to match the client system?

I'm transitioning from a ReadyNAS server to a FreeNAS server. On our current ReadyNAS, we have one user account that every person in our office can use to access the server. Everyone has a unique username/password on their PC. According to the…
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FreeNAS share for multiple clients

I'm setting up a freenas box. I need both windows and mac machines to access the volume. The documentation says not to set up 2 shares (cifs and afp) but i'm having problems figuring out how to share files another way. I can not create 2 datasets…
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