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httpd and nfsd can not read usb external storage
Mac mini m4, macOS Sequoia
apache httpd webdav
nfs
Both httpd and nfsd work well when I share a directory on internal storage like /Users/abc/share.
When I share a directory on usb external storage ...
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how to change private IPV4 network used for network sharing?
I know how to share internet connection.
Now, when sharing internet connection, macos creates a private network, say 192.168.2.0/24 for IPV4, to be used by the machines that I share my internet access ...
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How to transfer plain text from Mac to iPhone?
I want to send plain text from my MacBook to iPhones.
I can't get AirDrop to work; I've tried selecting the text, right-clicking it, and clicking "Share" but AirDrop doesn't show up in the ...
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Configure Samba correctly for TimeMachine and other shares
I have configured a Linux container on a Proxmox host as a Time Machine target.
However, every share is now displayed as a possible Time Machine target.
This is not the case with my Synology. There, ...
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Websites assume the wrong country after using a VPN
I used a VPN yesterday (ProtonVPN) that set my location as Japan, and now even though I have quit the VPN and restarted the computer, and the VPN is not running anymore, websites I try to access ...
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Can I remove my neighbor from showing up in the AirDrop options on MacOS Sonoma
I want to keep the "MacOS Sonoma" in the title because there are hundreds of obsolete Q&A pages or pages about the iOS version of this issue floating around the internet which I have ...
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Your internet connection cannot be shared because it is protected by 802.1X
(I am a non-tech person, so apologies for my seeming simplistic language.)
My MacBook Air (M1) (Sonoma 14.5) is connected to my university LAN network. I wanted to share the internet by following ...
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macOS Location Services gives my location as being in China when I'm outside China
I purchased a MacBook Air M2 in China. The macOS Maps app works well when I am in China where it correctly identifies my location. However, I am currently traveling to Europe and I noticed that the ...
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Location access via internet sharing
I have an iPhone connected to a MacBook via USB. The phone is on airplane mode and has Wi-Fi turned off but my computer is sharing internet. I've confirmed the internet connection but even with ...
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Can my boss share Cloud account contacts with me?
I am an Executive Assistant, and I wish to add new contacts to my bosses iCloud account. How does he add me to his contacts as an editor/creator? Is it possible?
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Which iPhones can be found when powered off?
I have a question about lost and stolen iPhones.
My understanding is, should an iPhone get lost or stolen, the owner can use Find my iPhone to track the location and recover it.
Certain iPhones have ...
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How to share a folder stored on an external USB drive?
I am struggling to get share a folder that is stored on a USB drive connected to my 2019 Mac running Sonoma 14.5.
I have added the folder via System Settings > General > File Sharing > i and ...
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How can I program my Mac to know when my iPhone is home?
Situation: I wrote an alarm clock app that runs on a MacMini. (No, I have never found any commercial app that works like I want it to.) But sometimes I spend the night away from home, and I don’t ...
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Remove shared NAS drive from MacBook Air
I set up a share on to a NAS on our home LAN on my wife's MacBook Air using the admin account of the NAS. This gives her access to every folder on the NAS as this screenshot shows:
I just want her ...
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How to make Homebrew directories writeable by multiple users?
I have two users on my Mac. Both are admins. One which can only access certain things which I use for doing work, and one general purpose.
I program in both modes often, but I need to use homebrew ...
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TimeMachine Share between MacMini & MacBook
I have an external SSD plugged into a mac mini, this drive is used solely for TimeMachine backups. I'd like to also use this drive for backing up my MacBook.
I've done lots of testing & searching, ...
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Can not create shared link in iCloud Drive
I have a file inside "iCloud Drive", folder "Downloads". I can see the file from my iMac (macOS 10.15.7) and in my iPad.
I would like to create a link to this file, which I can ...
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How can I pin a couple favorite contacts on the share sheet in iOS?
Maybe this is not possible, but I would like to be able to pin a couple favorite contacts on the share sheet in iOS (17)
First, is this possible?
Second, how can I do it if it is?
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Issue with Automatic Time Zone Detection and Location Services on Mac Mini M2 Pro
Hello StackExchange Community,
I recently acquired a Mac Mini with the M2 Pro chip and have encountered a perplexing issue that I hope someone here might have experienced and resolved, or could ...
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Siri - location issue
Siri cant find my location on my macbook, despite having all location services on. Apple maps show my precise location, while google maps dont. Any suggestions ? Thanks
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Can your iPad show your position on map feature if in range of a WiFi signal without a password to that WiFi? [duplicate]
Can your iPad show your position on map feature if in range of a WiFi signal but without a password to that WiFi?
Can Google Maps work etc…, if you are or not near a WiFi signal and without/with a ...
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Cisco's AnyConnect to use wired interface
I have a Mac with wired and wifi network interfaces. I use it as a wireless access point (sharing ethernet via access point). When I connect AnyConnect to a vpn, wifi is disabled and other devices at ...
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Precision/Margin of Error (in meters) of iPhone/iPad Locations, Precise Location Off vs. On?
I am a mobile app developer developing a pair of iOS apps that use device location for search, and I’m trying to put constraints on the dimensions necessary for a cells in a quadtree-based location ...
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Cannot print to printer shared by iMac/Sonoma, from other computers
I have a HP CP1515n laser printer, connected to my iMac (running Sonoma) with an Ethernet cable, basically forming a very small network with statically configured IP addresses. Printing locally works ...
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Sharing webpage with selected text--how to get a quote in the Notes app
I noticed whenever I'm in mobile safari about to share a webpage that has text selected if I select the share for Messages app it embeds a quote of the selected text like seen in the first image below ...
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MacOS: Internet Sharing Off / greyed out / not available on this computer
I've got a Mac work laptop on the latest Ventura 13.6.2.
Up until a few days ago I could use the Internet Sharing option just fine but today I noticed that the setting is greyed out. I've tried ...
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How to mount an smb share with `rwx` permission for all using `mount` command?
I am trying to mount two network smb shares so that all clients/users have rwx access. Network shares are on a Mac mini. Accessing from an iMac. Two shares are smb://192.168.5.1/PlexMedia_2 and smb://...
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How to add location metadata to photos' files in macOS Photos app?
In the macOS Photos app (and I suppose the same for iOS and iPadOS), when you assign a location to a photo, the location is not actually added to the regular exif metadata of the photo. I suppose it ...
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Sharing Apple Airtag with family: Unable to share AirTag
I am trying to share my AirTag. I followed the Apple Support document Share an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone and updated my iOS as indicated in an answer for How to share an AirTag with ...
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Turn off iPhone screen sharing after Apple Support call? (Revoke permissions granted)
I had a call with Apple Tech Support and they asked to share my iPhone (11, latest iOS) screen. I granted them permission (clicking swiftly through a number of screens that popped up) and they moved ...
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Force file owner on mac share to match windows AD of user writing file?
We have several Ventura Macs bound to our Active Directory servers. The Macs have SMB shares on them that are accessible to Windows machines on the network. The Mac users log in using the same AD ...
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How do I prevent my iMac from blocking an incoming screen sharing connection?
I have a MBP (2016, running 12.6.8) and an iMac, (M1 2021, running 13.5.2). I can screen share (using the built in app) from the iMac to the MBP via local area connection and via a DDNS. However, when ...
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Recording of personal data while the Apple Watch is locked?
Does Apple Watch (or, more specifically, Apple Watch Ultra, in case of different behavior) record personal information while the device is locked, and then associate it with the active account, when ...
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No location in metadata of place when in plane?
I have noticed when taking photos in airplane, the phone has no metadata. I don’t know why but is there a app which can save metadata of where the plane is passing like offline google maps for ...
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Unable to log into Hulu through Chrome because "Location is turned off in Mac System Preferences", but setting is on and still won't let me in
I am trying to log into Hulu with Chrome and it asks to share my location. I say yes. It goes to log in and I get a popup for a location request. I accept and the browser says my location has been ...
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continuously push accurate location to remote server
for reasons i want to push the accurate location of my iphone to a remote server. I want to automatically repeat this action every 10 Seconds for 4 hours. I have tried using the shortcuts app but it ...
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How to get rid of the "share with Instagram contacts" option from iOS Photos?
Using iOS 15.7.6 on an iPod Touch, when I go to any photo in my camera roll and press "share," the very first option listed is a profile picture from a random account I follow on Instagram. ...
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Location History & Nearby Devices (macOS & iOS)
On Thursday last week, I was sitting at home in front of my MacBook Pro at my home in Brisbane, Australia. I also had my iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPad Air 4.
I have a proximity alert, triggered on my ...
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Change screen saver auto-lock time based on current wifi network
I would like to make mac require a password after being asleep for 30 seconds when it is not on my home wifi network, but only require a password after 4 hours when its on my home network. I have ...
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macOS Settings will not let me change region from Afghanistan
I reinstalled macOS. I must have mistakenly chosen Afghanistan as my region. However, now I cannot change it.
In Settings > General > Language & Region, there is a drop-down list to select a ...
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Apple accessing Samba Share on Linux The operation can't be completed because the original item can't be found
I'm trying to connect to samba shares on a debian machine in the same network from a Mac running Ventura 13.4.1. It all works perfectly fine if I do CMD+K, and input the credentials there (like smb://...
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Run location-based Shortcut to toggle airplane mode
I have a simple shortcut that turns on airplane mode when I arrive home. How can I trigger this to run automatically—without tapping for confirmation?
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SSH to Mac port 22: Connection refused - after Remote Login enabled
On my Macbook on Mac OS Ventura (aka macos 13.4) I enabled Remote Login in order to access this laptop via ssh:
I've set the Mac's System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login to accept ...
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Cannot access a shared folder: "The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time."
I’m trying to connect to a "server" by following the ZDNet tutorial "How to connect macOS to a shared folder on your network", but I cannot spot the “server” on Finder->Network, ...
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What's the easiest way to automatically connect to a SMB/AFP share on login?
Back in 2020, when I updated my 2017 iMac to Catalina, I found that the Samba shares on an old Linux box (the same one that was our original automated backup controller) wouldn't mount because ...
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How to copy files from a Mac in "Disk Sharing" mode to another Mac? [duplicate]
I have a borked Macbook Pro running apple silicon, and to recover files from it I've shared Macintosh HD in "Shared Disk" mode via startup options and connected it to a working mac with a ...
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My current location "my location" is not getting updated on any browser
I have enabled "Location services" on my browsers:
However maps.google.com and https://www.gps-coordinates.net/my-location show me either 15 miles to the southwest or 20 miles to the south-...
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Can share files in 'Public' folder, but not folders
I have two user accounts on one Mac, and am trying to share a folder from one to the other.
I put the folder into my Public folder and set the permissions to 'everyone' and 'apply enclosed'.
When I ...
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Manage location-related notes
I have some information I'd like to keep track of, that is only relevant when I present in a particular physical location. Ideally, I'd get a notification when I am near that location, and the ...
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Unknown AirTag near me?
I recently got a message on my iPad that an unknown AirTag is moving with me. By the time I noticed the notification I was unable to play a sound or locate the current location of the AirTag. The map ...
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