SOLVED Email setup FreeNAS 9.10???

[DLMJOSLIN]

I'm new to the whole NAS scene so if you could keep explanations simplish.
Ok so I have gotten to the point to where I need to set up my email to receive system alerts. After trying different configurations I still cant get my test email to go through at all. I even went so far as to make and use a Yahoo mail account still no success.

Does anyone have any advice?

 

[Mirfster]

1. In [Network] - [Global Configuration]
   • Have you configured an "IPv4 Default Gateway"?
   • Have you configured a "Nameserver 1" (which is DNS Resolution)
2. Can your FreeNas Server connect to the Internet?
   • From Shell, type: ping www.yahoo.com and see if you get a reply OR in the GUI have it check for updates
3. In [Account] - [Users]; Edit the "root" users account and configure their e-mail address
   • This is where you want the e-mails to be sent to
4. Try it again
5. If needed, check these threads:
   • "problems with gmail email"
   • "Setting Up Email + Gmail + 2 Factor Authentication"
6. For Yahoo; check this link for settings

 

[Mirfster]

Heh, found the post I was looking for by @DrKK : "How-to: First Configuration for Small FreeNAS Deployments"

*** Thought it would have been a sticky by now.... :(

 

[danb35]

@Mirfster, I don't think that's it. I think the problem is likely that his Gmail account is set up to require two-factor authentication. I know there are threads around here discussing how to configure FreeNAS to work with that, but I don't see them on a quick look.

 

[Mirfster]

I posted that as well. ;)

• "Setting Up Email + Gmail + 2 Factor Authentication"

 

[danb35]

Sure enough, looks like I missed them. My bad.

 

[Mirfster]

No worries, digging the new avatar.

 

[danb35]

I have always been here.

 

[DLMJOSLIN]

I finally figured it out... somehow. Anyways thank you for your help. The gmail account isn't configured for two-factor, I saw that thread as I browsed the forum and that wasn't what I was dealing with. Turns out google was blocking FreeNAS from logging into my account. The dedicated yahoo email address I created worked after I selected TLS in the TLS/SSL drop down.

 

[Mirfster]

Interesting. Perhaps those that are using gmail will have to set theirs up as two-factor or get the same issues. Not sure though since I don't use gmail. Thanks for the follow-up.