Devices that utilise the Microsoft Server Message Block system for network file storage.
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Is there a tool to auto-restore network shares?
I log on to my work VPN very infrequently. Whenever I do that, I have to painfully re-connect manually to all the network shares I use there.
Is there a tool (preferably with a UI) that can help me ...
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“The operation can’t be completed because the item is in use” when deleting from Samba mounted drive
I have a USB drive plugged into my Asus RT-N66U router and shared over SMB. I originally formatted this drive on a Mac. I have two Trendnet TV-IP572PI surveillance cameras that records snapshots/video ...
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Is there a way to upload stuff from the camera roll to an SMB or AFP server on an iOS device?
Is there an app to access and upload stuff to an SMB or AFP server?
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Mac Osx 10.8.3 Shares Big problems
I'm tryng to share folders from an 10.8.3 imac to users in my LAN (using bot mac and windows) I'm having this problem:
1) Mac users can access the share using afp:// but
when they create new ...
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Controlling File Permissions on a Windows File Share
I'm using a Mac running Mountain Lion (10.8.3) with file sharing enabled to Windows users.
Whenever a Windows user copies a file into the share on the Mac (Windows file sharing), the permissions of ...
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Automatically Connect to Multiple Servers on Login
Following the instruction from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4011
I can't get this to work for my multiple server logins, because they all have the same name (my user name). When I try to add ...
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SMB share only accessible with FQDN or IP address, netbiosname no longer resolves
We have several Macs in our office, ranging from 10.5.8 - 10.8.2. Until a few days ago all of the machines could access all of our file servers, running on Win 2007 server, using just the netbiosname ...
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“sharing only” account cannot access SMB shares
My home server "Mac1" is running OS X 10.6.8. On that Mac I created a "sharing only" user account so I could access the shared folders on "Mac1" from other Macs/PCs on my home LAN.
From my other ...
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Mount SMB share without 2GB filesize limit on OSX Lion
I want to mount a network attached drive onto OSX Lion with Samba.
Usually I do this in Finder with "Go>Connect to Server" and type "smb://192.xxx.xx.xxx" in the Server Adress field, however doing ...
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is it possible to directly mount a subdirectory of a smb path?
I am new to osx but am very experienced with Linux and Windows. I need to mount a subdirectory of a shared drive so the user can access it without being confused by seeing higher levels in the smb ...
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Can't connect to Win7 SMB share
I have a Mac running OSX 10.6 Mountain Lion. I have three Windows computers, one Win7 and two Win8.
OSX can connect to the two Win8 boxes smb shares fine
Win8 & Win7 boxes can connect to the ...
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Can you change the name of a network drive?
I have a couple of network shares which all have the same name on different servers and I'd like to change the label of the mounted disk to tell me which server its on.
Can mounted network drives be ...
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How do I register new icons for samba shares in Finder?
I've finally managed to advertise shares using the dns-sd executable (with identical results on Mountain Lion and Windows). I can force any of the default icons to show up in Finder with a command ...
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Finder stuck at “connecting to server” via afp/smb
I own a NAS (a D-Link DNS 320, to be more specific) which has two hard drives and multiple network shares. I can connect to these network shares using the AFP or the SMB protocol.
When I want to ...
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mac fails to reconnect to SMB share after coming back from suspend
I've got a mac (OS X 10.8.2) that's accessing files on an Win7 SMB share. About half the time the Mac comes back from suspend it can't connect to the SMB share. The Win7 machine is on and the password ...
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Moving remote files without implicit local copying
In Finder, if I try to move a file from two different remote SMB share that are hosted on the same machine, the file first gets downloaded to my local machine, and then uploaded to the remote target ...
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Cannot write to SMB Share with Terminal OS X 10.8
I am trying to copy some files from my local drive to a SMB share I have set up on my home network using Terminal, but I keep getting this error:
fchmod failed: Permission denied
The share is set ...
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How do I auto-mount a SMB share on OS X 10.8? [duplicate]
How do I auto-mount a SMB share on OS X ?
I know how to mount it using GUI: Cmd-K on Finder but I want a solution that would restore them after reboot/relogin.
This questions applies to latest OS X, ...
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Mount a samba drive, with password from keychain
I have a problem with Jettison, that tries to remount a samba drive, that is protected by a password.
It uses the following command line:
/sbin/mount_smbfs //[user]@[server]/work /Volumes/work
Of ...
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Odd permissions issues on Windows Share
I'm handling the IT for a Mac based design studio and they're having weird issues with files on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. They should have complete access to everything, they can create, ...
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Share external FAT formatted drive over SMB in Mountain Lion
I have an external drive formatted with FAT32. Is it somehow possible to share it using SMB in Mountain Lion? It appears on the client but with nothing on it. I have read that on older OS X versions, ...
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How can I reduce the 5 minute delay to index a SMB mount at log in time?
I've got a Mac Pro running 10.6. It is taking 5 minutes to index smb://share/Data/Course but all the other folders smb://share/Data/Admin and smb://share/Data/Budget have no such delays.
I've ...
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guest access to samba shares on 10.8
Is there any way to allow public (ie no user/password prompt) access to samba shares using the mountain lion built in server?
Even with Everyone set to read/write in System Preferences and the guest ...
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Why does Drop Box not work after 10.8 upgrade?
Setup: I got SMB shares on my old-old Mac Mini (running 10.5). I have Drop Box folder/directory with Write-only permission - it is used to be called "Dropbox". Recently I upgraded my laptop (MacBook) ...
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Can't mount AFP and SMB shares through Finder but can manually mount via terminal
I have Mac OS X 10.6.8 on a laptop which cannot mount or connect to any shares, AFP or SMB, through Finder. I can, however, connect through terminal bash commands and is able to mount them this way;
...
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Some SMB shares unavailable from Mountain Lion?
I've recently upgraded one of the machines in our office to Mountain Lion. Since doing so, when connecting to (or browsing to via Finder) our Windows 2008 R2 file server, some shares no longer appear ...
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How can I remove old SMB connections?
Whenever I start up my old Mac Mini, I get an error indicating that it can't connect to an SMB share that I set up a long time ago:
So that this question is findable via Google, the text of this ...
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Some files and folders in Finder on SMB Share (Server 2008 R2 / DFS) will gray out based on file creation date change.
I have found a similar question asked over a year ago but it is slightly different. Gray file in finder. While they did find out what was occurring:
Some files on an SMB share that is using DFS will ...
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Why is my Advanced Add Printer mode disabled?
I am using a Unibody MacBook Pro on Lion. I am trying to add a networked printer at work so I can print to it, but OS X is not cooperating with me.
Typically for adding networked printers on a ...
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Strange Globbing behaviour on Windows from Lion server
So here's the craziest thing I've ever seen (maybe). Hoping someone can shed some light here.
We have an OS X Lion Mini that's sharing out a folder to some Windows machines. We also have a program ...
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“Connect to Server” option missing
Running OSX Lion, I have no "connect to server" option listed in Finder > Go menu. Everything I've read about connecting to a Windows file share references that option. Why would it be missing and ...
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How do I change user password on non-AD Windows Server from a Mac?
I have a Windows server (Win 2003) not using AD, just a simple local file server.
My Mac clients can log in fine to the server using SMB in the Connect To Server window on the Mac, and they can ...
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How to automount SMB share in OS X
I am running OS X Lion. I have the following line in my /etc/fstab:
//darren:q@acid/home /acid smbfs nodev,nosuid,auto
If I run mount -a, the share mounts correctly, but if I just reboot the ...
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Mac OS X Lion, can't find network files over SMB protocol using the Spotlight
I tried to find some files in a network volume mounted in a Mac OS X Lion over SMB using Spotlight. Didn't work.
BUT, when I tried the same search from a Mac OS X Snow Leopard it worked perfectly.
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How to test if samba server is working without a PC?
I set up smb file sharing on my MacBook so that an iPad app could browse my computer, but the iPad app is not showing a directory listing. I am not sure if this is just not working/configured ...
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Network printer hangs at “sending print data…”
I can print a test page, but that's it. Anything else I try to print just hangs at "sending print data...".
I'm running OS X 10.7.2 (Lion). My printer is a Canon PIXMA MP210. I'm using the driver ...
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OS X 10.7 add multiple windows workgroups
I have multiple Windows Workgroups on my network, Does 10.7 have the ability to add more than one Workgroup at a time?
I open up System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> WINS (Tab) -> Workgroup
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How do I mount an Windows SMB server as a writeable volume on Lion?
When trying to mount an Windows file service over SMB (Samba) in Lion I get the following error when trying to write:
% touch testfile.txt
touch: testfile.txt: Read-only file system
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Given its IP, how can I find out the name of a Windows PC on my network?
I'd like to find out the computer name of a Windows PC (like the name shown in the 'Shares' section of the Finder, e.g. bill-pc) given only its IP address. nslookup doesn't do the trick.
I'm also ...
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How can I replace the nmblookup command on Lion? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where is nmblookup in Lion?
In Snow Leopard, I used to use the command
nmblookup -U 172.16.0.10 -R domainPC | grep '<00>' | awk '{print $1}'
Blindly upgrading to ...
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1answer
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Finder is very slow in showing the content of server shared folders
I'm accessing a Windows File Sharing folder on my home server in Finder on my Mac (OS X 10.7.2) using the SMB protocol. When I'm navigating through the folders, sometimes (most of the time) I have to ...
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File access problem with SMB and AFP on Mac OS X 10.4 SERVER
Ok, I have about 10 macs, each with a different username/password that acces a mac os x server raid. File on the server, Photoshop, illustrator and indesign is used and open by anyone, anytime of the ...
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Painfully slow to browse large list of subfolders via SMB and/or AFP
Having an issue where I have a folder on a QNAP NAS with over 68,000 subfolders within it.
I can browse it quickly and almost instantaneously within Windows 7 via SMB, however in OSX 10.6.8 and ...
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Really, REALLY strange behaviour when editing text files on a OS X host from a windows client over SMB
I am working on some python projects.
The files are hosted (and run) on my mac-mini, which is running OS X 10.7.2.
I am editing the files from my windows desktop (It has a bigger screen(s)).
If I ...
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Files created by Windows on Lion SMB shares have 600 permissions
I have File Sharing enabled in OS X Lion, and I'm accessing the shares using Win XP and Win 7 boxes. I can read and write fine, by when I create a new file, the permissions for that file defaults to ...
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Long lag with Windows network
I am the sole Mac user in a Windows shop (graphic designer / video editor) and as such mount a Windows share to store all my working files on. I'm experiencing horrific lags from time to time (not ...
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Is there a way to make Windows-style SMB share paths launch correctly?
We have a mixed Windows/Mac network, with Windows fileservers, and an Exchange/Outlook mailsystem.
The Windows users send out emails with links to the shared files that look like:
...
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1answer
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Help mac share files with XP machine on different subnets
I have a personal Macbook running Lion (10.7.1) and a Company issued laptop running XP at work.
I want to access the files on the mac from XP on a regular basis. Right now using "sneaker net", i.e. ...
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Automatically sync folder contents in the background
Since Lion still won't allow me to search the SMB volumes I need, I'm planning on syncing them to a local folder that will be indexed by Spotlight. What's the best way to sync folders automatically in ...
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Access Lion SMB shares from Linux
I have this fantastic new Lion server that I've gotten all setup with my user accounts, files, etc. File sharing is up and running, everything. Except for one problem: the users running Linux (we use ...
