What is the default password for FreeNAS?

admin
Simply point your Web browser at the FreeNAS appliance’s IP address and log in with the default username/password combo of ‘admin’/’freenas’.

How do I connect my Mac to FreeNAS?

Mac OS X users can connect to the guest AFP share by clicking Go ‣ Connect to Server. In the example shown in Figure 10.1c, the user has input afp:// followed by the IP address of the FreeNAS® system. Click the “Connect” button. Once connected, Finder will automatically open.

Does FreeNAS work with Mac?

FreeNAS is a Free and Open Source Network Attached Storage (NAS) software appliance. This means that you can use FreeNAS to share data over file-based sharing protocols, including CIFS for Windows users, NFS for Unix-like operating systems, and AFP for Mac OS X users.

How do I reset my FreeNAS root password?

FreeNAS default password – How to reset

1. Log into the Console. Go to the machine that you have Freenas installed onto, which is called your FreeNAS console:
2. Select Menu item Reset WebGUI login Credentials. Choose Option 7 to Reset the WebGUI login credentials:
3. Refresh your FreeNAS web page GUI.
4. Login and Enjoy.

How do I reset FreeNAS data?

Use these steps to rest the current configuration database on FreeNAS:

1. Open FreeNAS in your web browser.
2. Sign into your root account.
3. Click on System from the left pane.
4. Click on General.
5. Click the Reset Config button. FreeNAS General settings page, Reset config option.
6. Click the Confirm button.

How do I set up FreeNAS?

Installing FreeNAS OS

1. Select Install/Upgrade.
2. Select the spare USB drive (FreeNAS will not install on the one containing the OS so fear not if you select the wrong one) with the spacebar.
3. Hit Ok.
4. Enter a root password.
5. Hit Ok.
6. Wait for the OS to install.
7. Reboot the PC.

How much RAM is needed for FreeNAS?

FreeNAS requires 8 GB of RAM for the base configuration. If you are using plugins and/or jails, 12GB is a better starting point. There’s a lot of advice about how RAM hungry ZFS is, how it requires massive amounts of RAM, an oft quoted number is 1GB RAM per TB of storage.

How do I access FreeNAS?

In the FreeNAS WebGUI, go to Services > SSH > Settings.

1. Set the FreeNAS SSH port.
2. Make sure “Login as Root with password” is unchecked.
3. Also uncheck “Allow Password Authentication”.
4. Check “Allow TCP Port Forwarding”.
5. You may need to stop and start the SSH service for settings to take effect.

Does FreeNAS have a GUI?

FreeNAS is also debuting its third GUI option for this year. Users can still use the original 9.10-like UI. The new GUI is a beta feature that you can select from the login screen.

Is it possible to deny root access to FreeNAS?

Not too familiar with FreeNAS yet, but without configuring it, sometimes the sshd_config is setup to deny root login access. On default installs you typically have to SSH as a user and the su – to root access… Again, new to FreeNAS so take what I am saying with a grain of salt. Ah yes… that’s a good point will give it a good later today.

How to create a user account on FreeNAS?

If the user already exists on the FreeNAS ® system, click the drop-down User menu to select their user account. If the user does not yet exist on the FreeNAS ® system, type their name into the User field and check the Create User checkbox.

Is the default password FreeNAS in Windows 8.0?

The default password is ‘freenas’, but I think you might be correct about it not changing. I was able to change it in 8.0, but in 8.01 beta 4, I keep having to use the default and I could swear I changed it.

Where is the IP address of the FreeNAS system?

The FreeNAS ® system is at IP address 192.168.2.2. A dataset named /mnt/volume1/nfs_share1 is created and the permissions set to the nobody user account and the nobody group. 10.2.2.1. From BSD or Linux The NFS share is mounted on BSD or Linux systems needing access with this command executed as the superuser or with sudo: