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Author Topic: How to get AjaxExplorer "out of jail"?  (Read 3216 times)

RicRoller

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How to get AjaxExplorer "out of jail"?
« on: July 04, 2012, 01:26:41 PM »
Using version 2.02 firmware (as present on the NAS when I bought it). Noticed that the AjaxExplorer application appears to be jailed (chroot) into the /Ajaxpf folder on Volume_1 so can't explore/manage anywhere else in the volume (or on Volume_2 if I was to choose to run my disks as a "standard" arrangement instead of RAID1.

Is there a way to get it out of jail without having to use 3rd-party tools such as FunPlug (which I guess would void the warranty on the NAS)...

If not, I'll just carry on using a Windows PC to do the file management...maybe AjaxExplorer will get improved in the next firmware release (I did see it mentioned in the "feature requests" thread though no specific mention of getting it "out of jail" to manage the entire NAS)


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Richard
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RicRoller

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Solved: How to get AjaxExplorer "out of jail"
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 01:19:01 AM »
Found a quite simple way documented elsewhere in these forums - and which doesn't require FunPlug. Needs a Linux PC having NFS access to the NAS. Thank you to whoever it was who originally posted the tip...

1. Enable NFS access to the Volume_1 share; in the NFS options enable write access. I chose not to enable "root squash" as I was unsure of whether doing so would restrict my ability to create symbolic links...

2. From the Linux box, in a root terminal window mount the NAS filesystem, e.g.
mount -t nfs /mnt/dns320 nas:/mnt/HD/HD_a2  (nas: is the DNS-320's resolved server name or IP address, the mount point will vary according to the hard drive configuration; click the "NFS" icon in the network shares listing in the DNS-320 web UI to see it)

3. Now navigate into the Ajaxpf folder on the NAS and create a symbolic link
ln -s /mnt/HD/HD_a2/ Volume_1   (use the appropriate target according to the hard disk configuration)
(With 2 drives in "standard" configuration you can create links for both).

4. Now, AjaxExplorer will see the directory "Volume_1", so you can get elsewhere in the NAS and manage the files  :)

Regards,
Richard
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