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. 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. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas. Ssh will not allow you to login as root without password. Its a white book, western digital my book world device. Enabling ssh allows you to log in to the wd mybook live device using a remote unix shell and have command line control. Some basic linux knowledge and common sense is needed of course. Specific questions never gets anwsered directly by wd. Once i backed everything up to my server and the wd my cloud i recreated the volume, restored the data and reevaluated my backup strategy which is what prompted me to look at the backup and restore process. While some nas devices can get a bit unwieldy or unsightly, that is thankfully not the case with western digitals new my book world edition, which keeps things clean and simple without skimping. It does not even require physical access to the drive. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition telenet. Featured linux networking technology tips and tricks tutorial.
The version i have has a gb ethernet network connection. I cant connect to my wd mybook world edition from win 7. Copy and paste the following into the ssh client window. How to check wd my book world edition disk temperature. I can connect fine from any xp or 2003 system with no problems at all. I enabled ssh, downloaded putty and winscp and am not able to log into either root or admin though either of those programs. Wd mybook world edition posted on 20080106 by oliver i had just bought the wd mybook world edition a while ago, since i needed some kind of storage solution that wouldnt occupy yet another usbfirewire port and could be accessed from different machines at the same time. I will be getting a replacement drive since i cannot access dashboard or even wd quick view frequently. 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.
My book is a series of external hard drives produced by western digital. The storage and backup strategy here at the smallnetbuilder labs my humble home office has evolved over time. Cannot ssh into wd my book closed ask question asked 3 years. Then login via ssh as the user you made on step two then su to the root user with a blank password. I have a western digital my book world edition external storage drive. Please select the product for reset instructions wd support. How to use westerdigital mybook world edition with bit over ssh. Im attempting to back up to a wireless network drive, wd my book live. Formatting wd my book world edition external harddisk with. When entering the user name at the ssh prompt use upper case. From there, you can use other commands to configure your device. I have a western digital my book world edition external harddisk with blue rings. Once you have logged in as root, you can change the password from the default using the passwd command. This procedure will allow connect to your mybook via the putty tool and ssh protocol.
From what i gather, the mybook live is hardly a fullfeatured nas, but anyway. Ssh remote shell simple hacks for wd mybook live and. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition martin hinner.
How to recover or rebuild firmware of bricked wd my book world edition white light or installreplace brand new hard disks. 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. Before updating to the latest firmware, it is recommended that youve installed the latest updates and service pack on your computer. The western digital my book world edition runs on a cut down version of linux and as such can be accessed via ssh.
What are the steps to enable ssh my book live wd community. Connect wd my cloud or nas directly to a mac or windows pc with ethernet network cable lon. Need to ssh or telnet my book live to change twonky media server settings. I filled it up and now want to delete the data and start over.
My cloud expert series ex2 ultra western digital store. Essential edition, home edition, office edition, mirror edition, studio edition, premium edition, elite edition, pro edition, av dvr live edition, and the world edition. The wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational. Image 2 to connect, the default username and password are both root. If you leave the password for the linux tooy user as the default welc0me and port 22 was available to the billions of people on the internet then chances are someone will come across your mybook live and have full unauthorised access to your mybook live and all its files. But the thing is that the post has to do with local network access. Her files are backedup on a wd my book essential external hard drive. This ssh hack is based on the mybooklinuxssh hack 1 not martin hinner where a a log file has been added, to help you checking if the hack have been successfull. The model i have is my book world edition 2t white light. How to access wd my book ii world edition, without mionet.
If the url is to be used in the browser, cant it be done from the browser if one knows what the ipaddr is. Hi, i access my mbl quite often using ssh with root password. You have to create a user via mybook web interface first. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices rants.
The attacker can then login to ssh port with default password. Powered by my cloud os 3 wds my cloud os 3 comes with a variety of tools and apps to give you complete control of your media. And use the network drive mapping can recognize admin drive. The default password for ssh is welc0me and the only security measure preventing ssh login is the disabled ssh port and it can be enabled with above post header. App store cydia store delonghi dotacje ue dvbt fiat brava finanse hdmi ibooks internet ipad iphone ipod itunes junkers lte ms project my book world edition nas orange php piec plus regexp roborock simlock synology telefon. Wd my book world ii nas is very outdated hardware and western digitial may never release update for it. You can also login as root using welc0me as the initial password. Create a custom folder to share your favorite content. On a separate pc using windows 10 it works fine discussion in windows 10 drivers and hardware started by billhowell2, aug 19, 2018. Im set in my ways and have been accustom to reformatting harddisks periodically sector maintainance, etc. Wd my book live hidden ssh enable introduction update 9182012 added information on making rsync start upon reboot. I needed to set it up to allow the backup scripts ssh access without a password.
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. I would like to access it from linux but so far have had only limited success. View and download western digital my book user manual online. Wd my book live is network storage installed with debian linux operating system. My book live is a relatively inexpensive network attached storage nas device from western digital. Enable ssh access on western digitals my book live. So i check mybookliveui ssh ssh is enabled, and the password is still the same. You can now close the ssh connection to mbwe by typing.
Enabling ssh access allows login to a console window using ssh. Only top led is blinkingflashing and mbwe doesnt appear in my network environment. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition hinner. Ssh access is now available and accessible via a program such as putty. Wd my book world edition nas device page 4 hothardware. Using ssh on wd my book world edition whitelight asked by martin fisher on 20419 i am following s. Lets say if i am not at the office, and need to access the wd to get what i need. In fact i just did that just a few hours ago with no problem.
Western digital wd my book world ii nas login is the disabled ssh port and it can be enabled with above post header. Hacking western digital mybook world edition this page provides information on how to hack your mybook world edition, so as you can improve performance and add new features. When you continue here, your warranty will be worthless. I can log into my book live, but when i go to file explorer my book live doesnt appear. Using ssh on wd my book world edition whitelight launchpad. To do this, login to your mbwe web interface and go to advanced setup system advanced then check ssh access to enable and click submit. Dear manager, i used my book world edition ii white my book world edition ii has 4 drive. Western digital mybook world edition ii nas device is running linux distro internally. Following are my notes on how to configure digital mybook world edition ii nas. You will then be able to manage your mybook as a real linux box, via a command line interface. If you use the alternate firmware site the password is root.
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. Open terminal on your linuxmac osx for windows use putty or simple boot ubuntu live cd. Its worked for me as ive luckily have not had a disk crash in 25 years. You will then be able to manage your mybook as a real linux box, via a. Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my previous hdd that has stopped working.
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. How to revive western digital my book world edition complete walkthrough from attaching serial for debricking to installing debian. When you log in, type su in order to become superuser root. We can setup this device to be our web server at home. Automatically sync your data between all your computers, so. Configuring western digital mybook world edition ii. Passwordless ssh to mybook world edition ubuntu forums. On mine the login was root welc0me that is welcome with a zero. No matter from which win 7 system i try to connect from, with all security software shut off, it wont accept my password even though i know its correct. After ssh is enabled you can login as either admin with the admin password default is admin.
Typing the root ssh password now gives me access denied. Restore the software on a mybook world edition hard drive. In the links page there is a site run by martin hinner with a script page that enables ssh remotely and allows you into the shell without having to do anything complicated, however, the contents of the script have not been revealed yet so use this at your own risk i have used it and not noticed anything untoward however. Wd mybooklive smb problems support roon labs community. Safest way to guarantee a user name and password is to use the shared storage manger web front end to add a new user using the user management link under the file sharing tab. I am looking for internet access, like the one mionet provides. It works fine on every wd mybook we models both i and ii, capacities from 320gb. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices send article as pdf. Telnet or ssh my book live my book live wd community. Mybook is powered by arm9 microprocessor, it has 32mb of sdram and boots from internal hard drive. The program to restore is password protectected and we have no way of getting that information. Wd mybook world edition olivers devnull replacement.
Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition the whole process doesnt require hard drive disassembly. By saying, you can mess around a lot of things if you access the my book in ssh mode i think you missed the pointproblem. The device can be unlocked and accessed via ssh terminal newer versions of. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices. My book world edition user manual wd service and support should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product.
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