Wd my cloud direct usb transfer and ssh access duration. Some basic linux knowledge and common sense is needed of course. Recovery raw format, or you need to format the disk in drive recovery 100% and free duration. Hello, i am trying to ssh into a western digital nas running linux from a mac running osx 10. You must be able to connect to your public share from your computer and browse your files. I have a western digital my book world edition external storage drive. My root ssh password suddenly doesnt work my book live. The western digital mybook world edition runs on a cut down version of linux and as such can be accessed via telnet, which is less secure than ssh. In order to connect your wd my cloud device to our vpn you will have to enable ssh on your device and perform the following steps while connected via ssh.
This ssh hack is based on the mybooklinux ssh hack 1 not martin hinner where a a log file has been added, to help you checking if the hack have been successfull or not. Wd my cloud wont connect solved 5268ac how to ssh using. The western digital my book world edition runs on a cut down version of linux and as such can be accessed via ssh. If you currently find yourself locked out of your wd external hard drive with no means of recuperating your password, theres no need to panic. Login to your wdmb with your internetbrowser by typing in its ip.
The default ip, username and password are listed in your routers user manual. The my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. The information below only applies to the mybook blue ring. I am able to connect to mylive book through the normal gui and even connect to it through putty but whenever i try to enter a password i get access denied. I have literally spent hours trying to figure this out and i am at wits end. How to format or erase wd my passport forgotten password. First of all we need to enable ssh to be able to get access more configuration options for the ftp service. On a separate pc using windows 10 it works fine discussion in windows 10 drivers and hardware started by. Its a white book, western digital my book world device. I am almost certain that when i first enabled ssh on the mbl it also gave me the option to change the password for root however now when i go into the ssh ui window i only have the option of enabling or disabling ssh. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. I have been able to use smb to access the public directory but not any of the private directories that i have created from the windows client.
Telnet or ssh my book live my book live wd community. Enabling ssh access on wd my book with ssh you can connect to the wd my book hard drive securely from anywhere in the world to access your media. The version i have has a gb ethernet network connection. I acknowledge that the information above will be kept. I will be getting a replacement drive since i cannot access dashboard or even wd quick view frequently. Wd my cloud, restoring the systems factory settings. I would like to access it from linux but so far have had only limited success. There should be no password for the default admin user. Enable ssh on your new wd mybook hacking wd mybook world ed. In fact i just did that just a few hours ago with no problem. Jun 19, 2016 there should be no password for the default admin user. What are the steps to enable ssh my book live wd community. Default password outofthebox for a new wd mycloud nas.
Wd my cloud wont connect solved 5268ac how to ssh using putty to enable gigabit ethernet. Ive never changed the password or done anything, i just enabled ssh and it said what my username and password were. Aug 03, 2011 the reason i bought a wd my book live is because of a recommendation from jim cloudman, who posts an excellent tip to enable ssh access on the device i found out a little while ago, though, that it has hidden ssh access, and inside is a debian installation, with 256mb of ram and an 800mhz processor. When you continue here, your warranty will be worthless. Ssh remote shell simple hacks for wd mybook live and live duo. After building a pc with win 10, ive not had my wd my book world edition used for a good while, decided to plug it in and install the drivers etc. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition martin hinner.
Typing the root ssh password now gives me access denied. Not sure if this applies to the white light version nor the mybook live mybook live specific page where they have actually facilitated ssh login. Connecting to wd my book live discus and support connecting to wd my book live in windows 10 drivers and hardware to solve the problem. How to unlock a wd external drive without a password ccm. A few words of thanks would be greatly appreciated. Ssh login problem on my cloud my cloud wd community. If the url is to be used in the browser, cant it be done from the browser if one knows what the ipaddr is. Try entering your user name first name and password. I can access public shared folder but there is no access to change it. I just got my live book and am having similar issues. It works fine on every wd mybook we models both i and ii, capacities from 320gb to 2tb. Ssh will not allow you to login as root without password.
I can log into my book live, but when i go to file explorer my book live doesnt appear. It works fine on every wd mybook we models both i and ii, capacities from 320gb. You will then be able to manage your mybook as a real linux box, via a. Some nas products use a default username and password for ssh. As for whether the ssh was enabled, unfortunately i was not able to downloadupload the configuration file to witch on the ssh because the ui is not accessible. I installed gentoo on my wd mybook we ii and im forgetdont know the ssh password.
My cloud expert series ex2 ultra western digital store. How to change root password on mbl for ssh my book live. It does not even require physical access to the drive. Easy to use my book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. Enable ssh on your new wd mybook forum forum my book world edition blue rings enable ssh on your new wd mybook started by. Enable ssh access on western digitals my book live. If that doesnt work, do a 40second reset, which clears all users, and reverts to default admin with no password. When you find out that sshd is running, log in under the user you created in the first step. Aug 10, 2018 recovery raw format, or you need to format the disk in drive recovery 100% and free duration.
We can setup this device to be our web server at home. Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps. On mine the login was root welc0me that is welcome with a zero. Oct 15, 2015 i periodically enable ssh on my mybook live and then disable it after i have finished using it. If this is the case for you, the nas should be on a home network firewalled by a home router. Wd my cloud, restoring the systems factory settings full restore. There is no need for windows to succesfully hack into your wd my book. The reason i bought a wd my book live is because of a recommendation from jim cloudman, who posts an excellent tip to enable ssh access on the device i found out a little while ago, though, that it has hidden ssh access, and inside is a debian installation, with 256mb of ram and an 800mhz processor. Enable ssh on your new wd mybook hacking wd mybook world. Enable ssh and change root password on wd mycloud youtube. After you have putty installed configure a session to connect to your mbl login as root and use the passwd command to change the root password. Please select the product for reset instructions wd support. So i check mybookliveui ssh ssh is enabled, and the password is still the same. Jan 24, 2017 wd my cloud wont connect solved 5268ac how to ssh using putty to enable gigabit ethernet.
Specific questions never gets anwsered directly by wd. When entering the user name at the ssh prompt use upper case. The install program will autodetect when ssh has been enabled and then ask you to enter your username and password. Searching, i see that i must use the browser to access mybookliveui ssh within dashboard. Plugged it into a switch and its not being recognised at all, even downloaded the wd cd with the drivers and the detection. Need to ssh or telnet my book live to change twonky media server settings. Wd my book live is network storage installed with debian linux operating system. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian.
Just activate password protection and set your own personalized password. By going to general settings wd anywhere access settings and disabling the nas i got rid of the nasty message and i could install ssh as stated. Enabling ssh allows you to log in to the wd mybook live device using a remote unix shell and have command line control. Copy and paste the following into the ssh client window.
Ssh remote shell enabling ssh allows you to log in to the wd mybook live device using a remote unix shell and have command line control. I needed to set it up to allow the backup scripts ssh access without a password. Anyway, whenif i will get wd live, of course i will modify it heavily thru ssh if something will be missing in default configuration and will be required for my stuff. Enable ssh access on western digitals my book live brandon. Once ssh is enabled, from a remote computer, connect to the wd mybook live device using command line ssh or a tool of your choosing which supports ssh connections. By clicking the notify me when available button below, i consent to the use of the information provided below by western digital, to notify me when this item is back in stock. Wd discovery can also be used to manage your drive with wd drive utilities. Oct 15, 2015 specific questions never gets anwsered directly by wd. In this post im using my western digital my book live duo but this is applicable to most western digital nas products and many other brands as well. Do not forward the mybook lives port 22 to the internet on. I need to log in to mybook via ssh to install anti virus on it. Connect to your device by typing in its ip address into your.
Hide or remove default shares hacking wd mybook world ed. But if you have created a user for yourself, it is likely to have made that user into the administrator. My book live is a relatively inexpensive network attached storage nas device from western digital. Since this is a brand new drive with no data on it, i am wonderting if there is a way to reformat the mbl without using the ui. For instance, the entry for the admin account in my own wd. This procedure will allow connect to your mybook via the putty tool and ssh protocol. Dec 20, 2011 wd my book live is network storage installed with debian linux operating system. I enabled ssh, downloaded putty and winscp and am not able to log into either root or admin though either of those programs.
Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition the whole process doesnt require hard drive disassembly. Just try to log in using ssh after a few minutes to see if it has succeeded. Receive an email notification when this product becomes available. Hi, i access my mbl quite often using ssh with root password. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices. Oct 15, 2015 hi, i access my mbl quite often using ssh with root password. I created keys using both the root and normal users on the mac. Ssh remote shell simple hacks for wd mybook live and. Recover ssh password on wd mybook we ii running gentoo. I periodically enable ssh on my mybook live and then disable it after i have finished using it.
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