Restart the photo station manually<\/span><\/h3>\nYes, that’s a simple trick to fix the issue. \u00a0Restart the application fixes the problem based on the testing I have performed. \u00a0Please note that restart of the NAS itself doesn’t resolve the problem. \u00a0And one has to restart the photo station alone to fix the issue.<\/p>\n
\n- The first thing is to logon to the disk station manager using admin credentials\n
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DSM Login<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Open the Package Center and search for the “Photo Station”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Package Center -> Photo Station<\/p><\/div>\n
\n- Click on the Photo Station Icon (Do Not hit the “Open” button”). \u00a0And then select “Stop” from drop down menu (click on the arrow next to “Open”). \u00a0This will stop the Photo Station App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Stop the Photo Station<\/p><\/div>\n
\n- The status now should show as “Stopped”\n
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Photo Station Stopped<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now, hit the “Run” button to start the service again. \u00a0The status should now show that it’s “Running”.\n
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Photo Station Running<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- This should resolve the access issue. \u00a0In order to check this, you could open the “Finder App” on your Mac and try accessing the Photo directory (assuming that you have mapped the server already). \u00a0And you should be able to access it now without any issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Schedule Restart of the Photo Station using Task Scheduler<\/span><\/h3>\nIf your server is scheduled to restart or shutdown for a few hours everyday then every time the server restarts the photo station will end up having the accessibility issues for the domain users. \u00a0And yes, you need to restart the photo station post every restart of the server. \u00a0This can be done manually (as outlined before) or you could schedule it automatically every day using the “Task Scheduler”. \u00a0My server is set to shutdown for 2 hours every day so as to increase the reliability of the server. \u00a0Therefore, I created 2 tasks to restart the “Photo Station” every day post the server comes back from the shutdown. \u00a0This way, you don’t need to manually go and restart the “Photo Station” everyday.<\/p>\n
\n- The first step is open the “Task Scheduler” using the control panel. \u00a0And then select Create->Scheduled Task->Service\n
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Creating Tasks using Task Scheduler<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now, we’ll define 2 tasks 1st one to stop the “Photo Station” at a specific time (in my case it’s at 5:35AM) and the 2nd one is to start it at a specific time (5:36AM in my case)<\/li>\n
- In the General Tab given the name for the 1st Task\n
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Photo Station Stop Task – General Tab<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now go to the Schedule Tab and specify the time at which this task needs to be performed\n
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Photo Station Stop Task – Schedule Tab<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now go to the “Task Settings” tab and specify which service you want to stop (in our case it’s the Photo Station)\n
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Photo Station Stop Task – Task Settings Tab<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now hit “Ok” to save the Task<\/li>\n
- Repeat this whole process again but this time you would name it as “Photo Station Start” and check the “Start Service” option under the “Task Settings” tab\n
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Photo Station Start Task – General Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
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Photo Station Start Task – Task Settings Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
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Photo Station Start Task – Schedule Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
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- After you hit “OK”, you should see now 2 tasks created and listed\n
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Task Scheduler Showing the 2 created tasks<\/p><\/div>\n
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- You should be all set now. \u00a0This will automatically restart the Photo Station everyday at the specified time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This worked at my end to fix the access issue for the domain users. \u00a0Please test it and see if it works at your end too. \u00a0Feel free to like and give a \ud83d\udc4d if you like the post!<\/p>\n
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DSM Login<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
Package Center -> Photo Station<\/p><\/div>\n
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- Click on the Photo Station Icon (Do Not hit the “Open” button”). \u00a0And then select “Stop” from drop down menu (click on the arrow next to “Open”). \u00a0This will stop the Photo Station App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Stop the Photo Station<\/p><\/div>\n
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- The status now should show as “Stopped”\n
Photo Station Stopped<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now, hit the “Run” button to start the service again. \u00a0The status should now show that it’s “Running”.\n
Photo Station Running<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- This should resolve the access issue. \u00a0In order to check this, you could open the “Finder App” on your Mac and try accessing the Photo directory (assuming that you have mapped the server already). \u00a0And you should be able to access it now without any issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Schedule Restart of the Photo Station using Task Scheduler<\/span><\/h3>\n
If your server is scheduled to restart or shutdown for a few hours everyday then every time the server restarts the photo station will end up having the accessibility issues for the domain users. \u00a0And yes, you need to restart the photo station post every restart of the server. \u00a0This can be done manually (as outlined before) or you could schedule it automatically every day using the “Task Scheduler”. \u00a0My server is set to shutdown for 2 hours every day so as to increase the reliability of the server. \u00a0Therefore, I created 2 tasks to restart the “Photo Station” every day post the server comes back from the shutdown. \u00a0This way, you don’t need to manually go and restart the “Photo Station” everyday.<\/p>\n
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- The first step is open the “Task Scheduler” using the control panel. \u00a0And then select Create->Scheduled Task->Service\n
Creating Tasks using Task Scheduler<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now, we’ll define 2 tasks 1st one to stop the “Photo Station” at a specific time (in my case it’s at 5:35AM) and the 2nd one is to start it at a specific time (5:36AM in my case)<\/li>\n
- In the General Tab given the name for the 1st Task\n
Photo Station Stop Task – General Tab<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now go to the Schedule Tab and specify the time at which this task needs to be performed\n
Photo Station Stop Task – Schedule Tab<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now go to the “Task Settings” tab and specify which service you want to stop (in our case it’s the Photo Station)\n
Photo Station Stop Task – Task Settings Tab<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n
- Now hit “Ok” to save the Task<\/li>\n
- Repeat this whole process again but this time you would name it as “Photo Station Start” and check the “Start Service” option under the “Task Settings” tab\n
Photo Station Start Task – General Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
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Photo Station Start Task – Task Settings Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
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Photo Station Start Task – Schedule Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
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- After you hit “OK”, you should see now 2 tasks created and listed\n
Task Scheduler Showing the 2 created tasks<\/p><\/div>\n
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- You should be all set now. \u00a0This will automatically restart the Photo Station everyday at the specified time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This worked at my end to fix the access issue for the domain users. \u00a0Please test it and see if it works at your end too. \u00a0Feel free to like and give a \ud83d\udc4d if you like the post!<\/p>\n
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- Now, hit the “Run” button to start the service again. \u00a0The status should now show that it’s “Running”.\n
- The status now should show as “Stopped”\n