Network (NAS) storage - problems with permissions

[wfriedwald]

So! I have installed a (ZYXEL) NAS drive and so far it's working as I had hoped. Good news!

and more good news: I have had some good luck with attaching USB3 drives via the USB3 slots. So that's also good!

one issue re the USB3 drives mounted via the NAS: I can't figure out the permissions.
the drives are somehow "read only."
(so I can't add or change anything, as you know.)

my question: what can I do to change the permissions so I can have access to read and write to these drives? (attached via USB3 to the NAS and then mounted on the network.)

grateful, as always, for suggestions.

thanks!

w

 

[appltech]

Thinking that you should reformat/erase them first (for appropriate filesystem)

 

[wfriedwald]

oh thank you!

that does make sense.

right now, the way I use these drives is to move them back and forth between connecting them via USB3 and the NAS, but perhaps I should make them full-time NAS drives. hmmm... something to think about.

is there any way to make them read-and-write-able WITHOUT reformatting?

thanks!

w