Western digital wd my cloud personal cloud storage in. Click i am creating my new wd anywhere access account if new to mionet, then click next. After this hack is applied, you must reboot the mybook. Forgot password to wd my passport drive data storage. It does not even require physical access to the drive.
Log into the device as root through ssh and change the default password. Asmodian x joined hir in december 1997 and currently works as a web developer and sysadmin in the education. Rsync server simple hacks for wd mybook live and live duo. Dec 20, 2011 wd my book live is network storage installed with debian linux operating system. Can this be done in an already updated wd mybook live 2tb. Root and admin password changed wd sharespace wd community. Please submit your registration email and we will email your password to you. My book drive, with the wd backup, wd drive utilities, and wd security. Look one column to the right of your router model number to see your western digital routers user name. I got the uid and gid settings by navigating to the shares directory and doing a listing as shown below. You can activate this server and make use of it for linux based backups. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices rants. May 20, 2009 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 quickly. Also, the wd mybook without network and the wd mybook world edition i had are by now defunct.
Most of us hail from the great plains region of the united states. I had put a password in it without a hint and now i have lost the password. In the case of the item is stolen, and a password wasnt set, the thieves can read the data just fine. Her files are backedup on a wd my book essential external hard drive. How can i access the original answered by a verified tech support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. By default mybook has an admin as user and public as a share folder with can be access by anyone in network macwindowslinux. I periodically enable ssh on my mybook live and then disable it after i have finished using it. Ive searched this group and see someone else hashad the exact same issue. Customers are advised to install firmware version 2. Allowusers root photoviewer enables the user photoviewer to connect to the device by. Then su to root with the password being root or depending on. It says on the advance configiration tab that the password is welc0me.
Password protect western digital my book external hard drive. This is a nice script which gets you up and running. Ssh remote shell simple hacks for wd mybook live and live duo. I just read the instructions on resetting hte admin password. My lap top crashed and we had to transfer everything on hp laptop windows 2000 on to the my book wd 640gb external drive stupid me can not remember the password that i put in in my haste to set everything up i cant remember what i put in. But if you have created a user for yourself, it is likely to have made that user into the administrator. The default user name is admin and the default password is 123456. In the case where they remove the hd from the case, then, unsure why they didnt take the whole thing to begin with. The uid user id is listed first, followed by the gid group id. Setting up security to lock or unlock a wd external drive with wd smartware version 1. The hard drive has all my self employed partners work on it, the families itunes and all my wedding lists most important can anyone help me bypass. If creating a new account, fill out all fields then click next. The version i have has a gb ethernet network connection.
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 quickly. If that doesnt work, do a 40second reset, which clears all users, and reverts to default admin with no password. Hi, i have a wd western digital my book essential 1tb hard drive which comes with wd smartware software. Unlocking a forgotten password on my book wd external hard. Fine tuning user permission in wd mybook live tech. 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. Wd mybook world edition olivers devnull replacement. The only issue i have is that it leaves your root password empty. Recover root password my book live duo wd community. Western digital on windows 10 wd my book live duo network drives windows 10 connect share folder with credentials connect share with user password. The following commands are issued from an ssh remote console.
It works fine on every wd mybook we models both i and ii, capacities from 320gb to 2tb. Fortunately, on the live, i found rsync, ssh and cron, which seems like the power trio i. For this demonstration i be using admin as user with an assign password and create a share folder call mybook. Allowusers root malex enables the user malex to connect to the device by both ssh and sftp.
However, the ui only allows you to control permissions per share all the directories and files under the same share have the same permissions. May 24, 2010 1tb wd my book essential with lost password that using the wd smartware software. I have never changed the default password for root via the ssh ui window. How to recoverunbrickreset the wd mybook while light possible scenarios koliii 18 mar 2010 19. Fun with rsync and more on the wd my book live smallnetbuilder.
You should be able to access the mybook on a linuxunix system by using the smbclient or mount. If you have the western digital my book essential edition 500 gb external hard drive, does it have a password protect feature builtin. Jun 23, 20 default is root welc0me as per other wd devices. Pressing the recovery button while powering up the device resets the admin user name and password to default without erasing shared folders.
Forgot my password for wd smartware, how can i reset without losing my data just had surgery and anesthesia causes me to forget things. I still have the default admin123456 username and password, but it does not let me in. Its a white book, western digital my book world device. Western digital my book essential 2 tb with a power button and recessed reset. Wd my book default password my book is a popular series of external hard disks produced by western digital, there designlooks is same as books, hence they are called my book different versions of my book include essential edition, office, home, premium, mirror edition, studio edition, world edition and pro edition. And that seems to have finally stirred western digital into action.
Checking drive status use the wd smartware icon to determine whether the drive is encrypted locked, how full the drive is, the drives serial number, and the temperature condition of the drive. Ssh will not allow you to login as root without password. Please select the product for reset instructions wd support. Setting up ssh on western digital my book world devices. Then i decided that an empty password would make things easier i have since left the world of geekidom, so tried that. At least i could scavenge the hard drive from the world edition the other one was completely gone. When i changed the password for users inside the administration panel web, admin was forced to logout and i could not login again with admin with previous password.
Enable ssh and change root password on wd mycloud 3dogs1monkey. How do i mount a wd mybook world network drive in linux. How do i reset password on my western digital smartware. May 10, 20 by default mybook has an admin as user and public as a share folder with can be access by anyone in network macwindowslinux. I tried to reset the wd using reset button, the network configuration has changed, yet i still can not access the. To reset your password, enter the email address you use to sign in to.
Fortunately, on the live, i found rsync, ssh and cron, which seems like the power trio i needed. When you have the wd security on the drive you will be asked for this password every time you plug the drive in your system or any other system. We can add users and give a password in user section and create share folder in share section. Sshenable this procedure will allow connect to your mybook via the putty tool and ssh protocol. I want to use it to host my web page while i learn to program and to configure postfix mail server. Enabling ssh access on mybook world edition the whole process doesnt require hard drive disassembly. Sep 27, 2008 my lap top crashed and we had to transfer everything on hp laptop windows 2000 on to the my book wd 640gb external drive stupid me can not remember the password that i put in in my haste to set everything up i cant remember what i put in. If you have set a password or a static ip address on my book live dashboard and have forgotten it, pressing the reset button while the device is powered up resets the password to the default value of none and to default ip settings. We can setup this device to be our web server at home. Fine tuning user permission in wd mybook live tech topics. 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.
Reset root password on mbwe white light wd community. I have also tried changing the default username and password but this does not work. The fat32 file system has a maximum individual file size of 4 gb. I tried to access via ssh for both username admin and root also failed. Oct 12, 2010 hi, i have a wd western digital my book essential 1tb hard drive which comes with wd smartware software. Password protect western digital my book external hard. Strange, but all i had to do is delete the root password manually from passwd. Try entering your user name first name and password. How to change root password on mbl for ssh my book live. I tried to access via ssh for both username admin an. Jul 21, 2016 enable ssh and change root password on wd mycloud 3dogs1monkey. If you have set a password or a static ip address on the my book live duo dashboard and.
Find your western digital router password you know the. Secure your drivein drive settings, create a password to protect your encrypted drive from unauthorized access or data theft. Wd my book drives and encryption automatically enabled. There should be no password for the default admin user. I can log on via admin, but admin doesnt seem to have any special privs from command line. To do this, go to file sharing user management and create a new user for the sake of this howto, im going to call the user newuser. Find your western digital router password you know the drill. 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. Regular readers will note that this isnt the first time that wd my cloud devices have been found to contain concerning vulnerabilities.
I logged into my mybook wdh1nc0 via putty as root, using the standard password welc0me, then changed the password to root, coz thats what i used to do on my unix systems 20 years ago. Then i tried logging in again with the blank password and of course it. Yes, by default the my book will only have the admin user, the username and password is adminadmin, you can change the password from the dashboard but if you forget it you can always press the reset button on your my book to put it back to the default password without deleting any of your files. According to the manual, the mybook supports both the cifssmb and the nfs protocols cifssmb is the protocol natively used by windows for accessing network drives. Wd anywhere access powered by mionet is initialized. For this step im assuming the hostname for the mbweii is mybook and that you want to mount it. Install the putty tool 2 on your windows computer, launch this tool, type the ip address of your mybook and use port 22.
When i changed the password for users inside the administration panel web, admin was forced to. All my personnel and important data is in it and i am unable to remember the password. I mean on the whole thing or is it just for certain filesfolders. Hi there, you can reset your mbl using the reset button on the back to erase the password without erasing the data. I can change the password for other accounts but not for root. You will then be able to manage your mybook as a real linux box, via a command line interface. Hi, i have a western digital my book world edition external storage drive. Open mybook ui go to import export current configuration under utilities export the current configuration, open the file, update. The process finished correctly, apparently updated part of the firmware, since the root and. Mar 08, 2008 if you have the western digital my book essential edition 500 gb external hard drive, does it have a password protect feature builtin. Ax0n, hir founder and editorinchief is an information security specialist currently working in the luxury goods industry. My book home edition user manual about your wd drive 3 about your wd drive drive format this wd device is preformatted as a single fat32 partition for compatibility with all updated windows and macintosh operating systems. The wd mybook live devices have an rsync server built in to the firmware but it is disabled by default.
This is fine to let you get into your box, but i would recommend changing the root password when you get a chance to avoid letting anyone take over your box. After enabling ftp in wd mybook live, the next step is to define permissions for specific users and directorysfiles. The hard drive has all my self employed partners work on it, the families itunes and all my wedding lists most. Due to the death of a previous mybook capacitor problems on the interface board, i think, i decided i wanted some mirroring capability on it with another drive attached to my server linux machine.
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