For some reason when I make a new sync after I made one already using my folder in homes, the homes folder no longer shows so I can't point a sync job to it. I don't want to run the main job yet until I verify it works and doesn't redownload everything by testing a subfolder.
But I have another OneDrive account I want to add in a different subfolder and I can't add that either as my home folder no longer shows up.
What am I doing wrong?
HBS 3 won't show my home folder
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Re: HBS 3 won't show my home folder
Did you find a solution?
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Re: HBS 3 won't show my home folder
Yes, did you find a solution? Mine is also doing this, very annoying.
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Re: HBS 3 won't show my home folder
I too have this problem. I can't see "homes" in any of the screens in HBS3
FWIW, I'd like to rsync homes to an rsync server, but tried looking in all the other backup methods and options to see if I could back up home directories *anywhere at all* - sadly, homes never shows up. I haven't used HBS for a while, but I know it used to have homes available, as I've used rsync from there before. I suspect this is since it became HBS3 rather than "Hybrid Backup Station" (presumably version 1 or 2?).
Is it just me, or does Qnap make this sort of (simple) think far too complicated?
FWIW, I'd like to rsync homes to an rsync server, but tried looking in all the other backup methods and options to see if I could back up home directories *anywhere at all* - sadly, homes never shows up. I haven't used HBS for a while, but I know it used to have homes available, as I've used rsync from there before. I suspect this is since it became HBS3 rather than "Hybrid Backup Station" (presumably version 1 or 2?).
Is it just me, or does Qnap make this sort of (simple) think far too complicated?
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Re: HBS 3 won't show my home folder
It's because by default your user probably doesn't have access to a listing of the home folder. The real solution here would be if HBS 3 would just allow us to type in a full path since a lot of people here in this forum seem to have the same problem.
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I had this problem and traced it to the weirdness that QNAP has about home directories. They are stored under "/homes/" (plural) which you need to explicitly grant users other than "admin" access to, even if they're in the "administrators" group.
So if you're trying to create a HBS3 job as a user that hasn't been explicitly granted permission, then "homes" won't appear in HBS3
FileStation has some voodoo going on where it creates "home" (non-plural) as a short-cut to /homes/<username>, but that doesn't happen in HBS3.
So the easiest solution is to use "admin" to create all your HBS3 jobs.
So if you're trying to create a HBS3 job as a user that hasn't been explicitly granted permission, then "homes" won't appear in HBS3
FileStation has some voodoo going on where it creates "home" (non-plural) as a short-cut to /homes/<username>, but that doesn't happen in HBS3.
So the easiest solution is to use "admin" to create all your HBS3 jobs.
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Direct quote from QNAP support regarding why /home/ is not in HBS3:
"It is designed that way, non admin users will only see their own "home" directory via file station or SMB/AFP."
"It is designed that way, non admin users will only see their own "home" directory via file station or SMB/AFP."
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Re: HBS 3 won't show my home folder
Hi, I have to pop this question again up. I have the same problem with QTS5. My user does have admin rights but I don‘t see homes directory in HBS 3. I have disabled the build in admin as requirwd due to security issues.
Does this means, that only the build in admin is able ro Backup homes, thus I have to decide between data loss of homes or breach in security issues?
Does this means, that only the build in admin is able ro Backup homes, thus I have to decide between data loss of homes or breach in security issues?
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Re: HBS 3 won't show my home folder
Addendum to my post. I have again enabled the build in admin user and HBS 3 sees the homes directory.
Does anyone knows the sollution to have it kept secure?
Does anyone knows the sollution to have it kept secure?