SOLVED bind command?

[scott omen]

I'm on 9.10.1. I'm looking to bind a folder into a home directory. I've tried all the ones I could find online. mount -o bind ln-s --bind and a couple others, what bind command can i use? or where is the fstab hard file so I can edit it?

 

[pirateghost]

bind a folder? You really should NOT be messing with the core of FreeNAS.

 

[scott omen]

bind a folder? You really should NOT be messing with the core of FreeNAS.

yes bind. what does is connect 2 different folder together, like a mnt drive folder to a home directory, so the folder in the home directory acts and has all the files of the mnt drive folder.

 

[pirateghost]

From the onset, this sounds like a bad idea, but I don't know what exactly you're trying to accomplish. Maybe there is a better way?

 

[MatthewSteinhoff]

I think you're looking for...

Code:

ln -s  /path/to/source   /path/to/target

That creates a symbolic link from one file or directory to another. That may or may not do what you want. Depending on how Samba is configured, it may not follow symlinks and, even if it does, it may not follow symlinks across filesystems.

(As for why one might want to do that, let's say you have a group of read-only forms that you want everyone to have. You can symlink that directory of forms into every user's home directory. A better way *might* be to create a share just for forms. But not necessarily.)

Cheers,
Matt

 

[scott omen]

From the onset, this sounds like a bad idea, but I don't know what exactly you're trying to accomplish. Maybe there is a better way?

ok i have 6 drives, each with there own volumes and folders i want to share over mutli user ftp. i want the users to have read-only to those 6 folder and nothing "above" them.

I think you're looking for...

Code:

ln -s  /path/to/source   /path/to/target

tryed that didnt work over ftp. the folder showed up as an exe for some reason?

 

[scott omen]

while im at work, ive been doing some out of box thinking. what if i were to make a Pre Init script command to add those 6 lines " /path/of/source/ /path/to/target none bind" to the fstab file, before the system fully boots?

 

[Mirfster]

ok i have 6 drives, each with there own volumes and folders i want to share over mutli user ftp. i want the users to have read-only to those 6 folder and nothing "above" them.

Why not take those 6 drives, make a real Pool/Volume (say RaidZ2?) then have one DataSet. Make the desired folders and set the desired permissions?

Did I miss anything in my assumptions?

 

[scott omen]

Why not take those 6 drives, make a real Pool/Volume (say RaidZ2?) then have one DataSet. Make the desired folders and set the desired permissions?

Did I miss anything in my assumptions?

no, if one of the drives failed then i would have to go through the whole server to see which files i lost. as of now if i lose the movies drive, ill know i lost all my movies. plus its to late to change over to 1 pool. and there are some folder in said drive i dont want my user to see.

 

[Mirfster]

no, if one of the drives failed then i would have to go through the whole server to see which files i lost.

I think the redundancy aspect of FreeNAS has been lost on you. I will leave you to your own devices and wish you the best of luck.

 

[Jurgen Segaert]

Why not take those 6 drives, make a real Pool/Volume (say RaidZ2?) then have one DataSet. Make the desired folders and set the desired permissions?

Stop making sense!

 

[SweetAndLow]

Symlinks should work across datasets and it should work across pools also since it's path based. You don't make the symlinks over ftp, you need to be using a shell on the freenas system via ssh to make that symlink work. Then you might have to flip some settings to get ftp to use them correctly.

I'm just playing along because this might work. But really this is stupid and no one should do what this guy is doing. Just make your drives into a pool and call it good.

 

[scott omen]

Symlinks should work across datasets and it should work across pools also since it's path based. You don't make the symlinks over ftp, you need to be using a shell on the freenas system via ssh to make that symlink work. Then you might have to flip some settings to get ftp to use them correctly.

I'm just playing along because this might work. But really this is stupid and no one should do what this guy is doing. Just make your drives into a pool and call it good.

Stop making sense!

I think the redundancy aspect of FreeNAS has been lost on you. I will leave you to your own devices and wish you the best of luck.

if i wanted you'lls advice on how to build my own server i would have asked before i built it. thanks for not helping!

 

[pirateghost]

if i wanted you'lls advice on how to build my own server i would have asked before i built it. thanks for not helping!

So you prefer to ask our advice on how to do something halfassed and improper. Got it. Thanks for clarifying your stance.

 

[scott omen]

figured it out. in the task tab, make a Post Init script command "mount_nullfs /path/of/source/ /path/to/target"