[Samba] Useful Linux commands to use when Synology Hyper Backup tasks disappear from the DSM Web UI

[Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming]

Subject: Useful Linux commands to use when Synology Hyper Backup tasks disappear from the DSM Web UI

Good day from Singapore,

Please refer to the following Linux commands:

sudo -i

ps aux | grep -i hyper

iostat -xm 5

tail -f /var/log/synopkg.log

tail -f /var/log/messages

du -sh /volumeUSB1/usbshare1-2

mount | grep volumeUSB

df -h

top

ps aux | grep img_worker
Workers should remain present.

iostat -xm 5 | egrep 'Device|sdq'

iostat -xm 5 | awk 'NR==1 || /Device/ || $1=="sdq"'

iostat -xm 1 | egrep 'Device|sdq'

iostat -xm 1 | awk 'NR==1 || /Device/ || $1=="sdq"'

Bonus: ultra-simple “is it alive?” check

If you just want a YES / NO:

ps aux | grep '[i]mg_worker'


Output exists → backup alive

No output → backup finished or died

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore
14 Jan 2026 Wednesday 7.00 pm Singapore Time




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