SOLVED Cannot select periodic snapshot task at SMB share (Shadow Copy)

s0mm3r

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I failed to find the solution on google or on this forum so maybe some of you guys can help.

I'm running on FreeNAS-11.1-U5 (please see signature for more info)

Shadow Copies are working on all my SMB shares, except one.

I cannot select the periodic snapshot task in the advanced settings, there are only the "----" visible

I highly suspect that the reason for this is the space in the dataset name, is this possible?!
(I also searched the bug database on that)

All the other datasets don't have spaces and shadow copy works on all of them

My NAS system is put together of some old desktop hardware, nothing special, info in signature

thank you in advance!
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s0mm3r

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Ok, I just found out that you can rename a dataset

this did the trick

so I guess it was the space in the name

I knew it when I created that dataset, that I should not use a space in the name but did it anyway
I should've listened to myself

steps taken:
1. deleted the smb share
2. deleted the snapshot task
3. tried to rename the dataset, got an error 'device busy'
4. stopped the smb service
5. renamed the dataset successfully
Code:
zfs rename Pool/Data\ Set Pool/Data_Set

6. created the snapshot task again and waited for the first to finish
7. created the share again
8. edited the share and selected the snapshot task
 
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GEOptic

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I noticed that if I create the share and save it then re-edit the share, I was able to select the periodic snapshot!
 
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