I received the email and followed all the instructions as direction and boy am I sorry I did so. I’ve got very strong passwords so I probably should have let it be, but here we are. I cannot even see my server name listed on my plex homepage, much less being told I need to claim it again. Can som…

Dane22, I am very frustrated at this point. Can you give me instructions as to completely wiping Plex off my QNAP Nas TS-673 so I can re-install it . I am not a programmer and I am stuck trying to use putty which will not connect with my server even after going thru the steps to enable it. Or give m…

lazy-e, I’m like you, a total novice in all this Putty stuff but since I succeeded in finally resolving this whole mess, let me see if I can offer a little help. So I’m not going to tell you how to remove Plex but how I got the whole thing to work. I’m going to assume you are as ignorant as I was. …

Man, what a mess =). I spent hours troubleshooting on my own and found this thread luckily. Will try reclaiming, is that right? Could we update the top post so folks don’t need to scroll through the entire thread? Edit/update: Also, watch out for it forcing HTTP-only and not accepting HTTPS connec…

So I am still stuck with putty not letting me log in. I have the repair file in place, extracted it. and have yet to get putty to let me in.

I finally got putty to log into my server. I had to: disabble my VPN turn off my firewall reinstate my old admin file Now that I have it I need help as to where to go next: I have tried the CD command (show directory ?) and get no such file or directory Heres what I have: My data is in datavo…

[image] lazy-e: Can you type out for me the commands I need to get this done? Everything should hopefully be outlined in this post [image] (Re-)Claiming a QNAP Plex Media Server Tips, Tricks & How-Tos (Re-)Claiming a QNAP based Plex Media Server: Not…

Ok, I have used DOS but Linux looks different. First, I dont know what the root is or it is not showing. I have tried to see files but I cannot figure out where the file Is looking at the Putty. I have figured out how to change files and directories, look to see whats in the directories but nothing…

[image] lazy-e: I placed the file in a directory named home on my qnap in root I guess Please share a screen capture

Sorry, I need a screen capture of the procedure where you upload the file, since clearly you can’t find it As an alternative, in the console type: cd / find -name UserCredentialReset.sh Note above might take some time, since it’ll search your entire QNAP for the file

Cannot access QNAP Plex Since resetting password

Plex Media Server

dane22 August 29, 2022, 1:05pm 94

Everything should hopefully be outlined in this post

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Cannot access QNAP Plex Since resetting password

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