To mount that, enter the following commands: At the # prompt (this is Busybox btw), you wont initially have access to the regular boot partition of the device. Connect to the IP displayed on the ReadyNAS with Telnet (Port 23). Log in with the following super secret Netgear Tech staff only account (Google is great some times): root / infr8ntdebugĥ. Confirm by pushing the reset button again.Ĥ. Select Tech Menu by pressing the backup button. Release reset when “Boot Menu” is shown in the display.ģ. Access the Boot Menu by pushing the reset button while powering up the device. You can cause a lot of damage if you have clumsy fingers.Ģ. I won’t take responsibility for your bricked NAS or lost data if you decide to follow the steps i took.
You probably shouldn’t do this unless you’re desperate. My obvious options were paying Netgear to fix it, or losing all my data. I didn’t figure this out until way later, but I wont describe just how dumb my thought process was during my evening. whitespaces and linebreaks)? No I did not. Did I use an editor in Windows that was capable of editing files without inserting Windows specific weirdness? (i.e. User access for Frontview is also read from /etc/shadow. Since I borked SSH access, Frontview (Web GUI) was my only option for control of the system at this time.Ģ. That was probably the dumbest move I’ve ever made. I decided that I probably forgot my password, and proceeded to reset it by editing /etc/shadow from a ReadyNAS configuration backup and uploading it back to the device. I stupidly managed to lock myself out of SSH access (I blame /bin/false automagically appearing by my username in /etc/passwd instead of the usual /bin/bash).
I have no idea if it’ll work on other ReadyNAS devices.
READYNAS DUO V2 VOLUME RESET PRO
The following post is about a ReadyNAS Pro 4.