Questions tagged [smb]
Abbreviation for "Server Message Block"; an application-layer network protocol for sharing files and printers, popular in Windows environments
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Use SMB2 or SMB3 in Windows XP?
i have multiple PC's and the one is on Windows XP and the other ones are on Windows 7 & 10. I wanted to ask if there is any way to use SMB2 or 3 on the Windows XP PC? A upgrade isn't possible ...
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Unable to connect to a shared disk on Windows using a Microsoft account
I installed Windows from scratch on a new PC and logged in using a Microsoft account. I shared a disk but was unable to open it from another computer in my network using the same Microsoft account. I ...
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SMB/connection between devices in the same network is too slow
I shared a folder in windows (which is connected to my modem/router combo(same modem that I use for internet))
When I access(wirelessly/same network) this folder from any device I get very low speeds
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How to synchronize offline files after each save?
I have an SMB share mounted in Windows 11. I enabled offline files for specific files. Now I noticed that I can press the synchronize button in the Windows 11 Sync Center or the context menu to ...
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NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME when connecting to router samba share
I have a asus router that I am using to host a samba share networked hard drive. I've been able to connect to this shared disk from both my windows machine and my macbook, so I know the drive "...
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Docker container fails to start because of missing SMB drive and doesn't restart automatically when connected
I have a Docker container that uses an SMB drive as a volume. This is the compose file for it:
name: "audiobookshelf"
services:
audiobookshelf:
container_name: "audiobookshelf&...
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running a multi-threaded script on a macPro to a smb-mount folder throws an error
We're trying to run a multi-threaded script from our macPro but we keep getting an error massage.
The xml script contains parameters to run a specific tool, the paths to the raw data and other ...
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Robocopy extremely low performance copying from Synlogy SMB
I want to occasionally backup a media library which is located on my NAS to another drive (6TB WD RED HDD; produced in 2019). The drive is located in my main PC and connected through SATA.
The NAS and ...
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Accessing samba shared files over internet
I am trying to access my samba share over internet. I can already access it via ssh and I have opened the 445 port but I cannot find the linux command line to access it.
Let's say I have the following:...
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Can't access Samba drive from android devices as encryption is required
I am unable to access my samba drive from any android device. The connection fails even though the password is correct.
Looking at the logs, I can see that the connection fails due to the lack of ...
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How to ensure authenticity of sync target in WiFi network (do not run sync outside of home WiFi)
This is my first question and I hope to explain the situation well.
Short explanation:
I have a home network with various clients and a TrueNAS NAS. The NAS is target for backup and sync services e.g. ...
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Can't see files/directories in a Windows shared server on my Mac
I'm trying to connect to my corporate work shared server on my Mac (I use windows on my work).
I have to connect with the VPN and then I'm writing the route it shows on the Windows PC in to the "...
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List all Volumes of an SMB share on Windows
I have enabled SMB sharing on a MacBook Pro with an IP address 192.168.128.29. On another MacBook Pro, I can connect to server with smb://192.168.128.29/ and after providing the username and password,...
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Custom Shortcut Icons Not Showing (Blank Page), Using UNC Path for an SMB Share
On my Server have a custom Icon (ICO) that I created that is in the directory of a .NET / C# Application that I want to share, right along side the EXE for the Application, which has an Icon (ICO) ...
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How to access local SaMBa share from WAN
I have a local machine running OpenMediaVault. There's a SMB share set up on it which is accesible from LAN.
Sometimes there's a need for me to access data on that share from outside of my LAN. What ...
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Is there a best way to export from the Directory Utility?
I want to export all of the data from a page in the MacOS directory utility. In the edit section, it say's I'm looking at Users in node /Active Directory/XXXXX/All Domains. It lists all the users I ...
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PSPing doesn't work with smb port 445
I am trying to use PSPing to test a storage hostname and smb port 445:
psping -l 60k <storage_hostname>:445
I immediately got the results as below. No packets were sent. I can access the SMB ...
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Connecting Ubuntu and windows via ethernet for file sharing
I am trying to set up shares between my Ubuntu laptop and my windows 11 laptop
I have a ethernet cable connected to Ubuntu, then going to a Netgear f2726 switch, I have also the windows 11 laptop ...
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Connecting to a smb share on a Mac on a network with a static ip
My client has a router that uses a static IP address and has 2 Macs attached to it, one running MacOS 10.13.x and is used as a Filemaker server, and the other running Ventura and is used as a file ...
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iSCSI + SMB for online video editing server
I am putting together a shared storage server for 25 people to edit video from. I had an idea to combine iSCSI and SMB to get the best of both protocols in the following way:
Video footage is stored ...
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How do permissions work when SMB sharing NFS mount?
I have setup a server jellyfin (runs jellyfin) that stores all media on a separate hdd that is available via NFS share from my local PC. This works as intended but since NFS is direct attached its not ...
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Finder does not show content of an SMB network share
Finder on my Mac sometimes gets caught in a limbo when it cannot show content of SMB network share. Instead of showing the content, it shows a clipart of a folder with two fields: "Created" ...
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SMB performance over VPN (WAN)
I'm currently trying to make a few SMB fileshares available to users via VPN. Connectivity and network speeds over VPN are fast and reliable and can saturate the available bandwidth (I picked ...
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Why does Explorer keep SMB connections open, even If I specifically tell it to close it? [duplicate]
I have two Servers, Server A and Server B.
I connected from Server A to Server B through explorer via UNC like so \\ServerB\d$ and was prompted for a Username & Password. I entered my credentials ...
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How to specify an alias in AD "Log On to" as computer name?
I'm trying to setup one user tied on a Windows 10 Pro computer (kiosk) on a Samba 4.18.2-Debian powered AD domain using the Users and Groups > (user) > Properties > Account > Log On to ...
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Can't access an anonymous network share since I joined a computer to a domain
I'm working with W10 and W11 latest version.
I have in my network a NAS server which shares disk trough an anonymous SMB share (SMB v2 I guess)
Everything was working perfectly until I joined the ...
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Linux Connect to Windows 10 Share (SMB1 succeeds, SMB2 fails)
Problem description: Linux mounting SMB1 on a Windows 10 computer works as follows because "SMB1 Support" is enabled:
mount -t cifs -o user=USER,password=USER,vers=1.0 //192.168.1.222/SHARE /...
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OneDrive SMB access
Is there a way to access OneDrive via SMB? I mean, for creating a local or network drive in Windows for accessing the cloud storage through. Maybe through other layers offered by another software? ...
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Share and use SMB with 4 routers
I have a total of 4 routers at home, I will explain my network diagram
and I hope you can help me.
I have in one of the rooms the main router that connected to the internet provider With optical ...
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On-the-fly SMB shares conf to quickly share files
I want to use samba to quickly and easily share files on occasions. I set up a smbuser to which I forbid login with
chsh -s /bin/false smbuser
I give the smbuser's password to people and I have my ...
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Cannot access Synology NAS on Linux Kubuntu
I already tried to access the NAS with several different ways, but in the end, adding the NAS folder works, but for some reason, I can't access the NAS. When I enter the IP-Address for example in the ...
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Remove old network SMB share [closed]
After checking my SMB logs as to why I keep getting errors on my NAS about a failed login, I noticed that an old NAS that I've not had access to, and removed from my PC, over six months ago, is ...
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Pasting does not work in Network share
i have a weird problem on my Ubuntu 20.04.1 Notebook. I can write in shares from my server but i can't paste. That means i can create a new folder or file but the paste button with right-click is ...
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Files on SMB share not writable by "some" applications
I have a problem with a shared network drive where, in principle, I can create and modify files, but some applications give an incorrect function error (or similar) when trying to modify a file on ...
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zsh: command not found: smbclient error when trying from mac
How to connect smb (server message block) from mac ??
When I try smbclient -L <IP> I get an error message
zsh: command not found: smbclient
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Script to check SMB status on multiple servers
I am looking to check the SMB version and status on a list of servers. it would be nice to be able to have a list of server, such as a CSV and run the SMBconnection command against each of the ...
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Windows cant connect to Synology NAS on local network
This used to work last year. Mid-last year, after an update it stopped working. I tracked it down to Enable NTVLMv1 authentication which had been unticked by an update. I ticked it and everything ...
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Windows 10 SMB cannot connect to shares on my Synology NAS anymore
For years I have a Synology NAS running in my network for various uses and it is accessed by multiple devices. Recently, a package on the NAS was causing a slow performance, with the interface loading ...
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What credentials to add to win10 shared folder to let win98 machine in?
We moved to another location and got a completely different server installed and I've had some issues with the older machines with WinXP and Win98 (these are rack mounted PCs and upgrading the ...
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Allow public access to Samba share without allowing insecure guest access in Windows
A few years ago, due to security concerns, Microsoft disabled by default the ability to connect as a guest to SMB shares.
In my organization, I have a few shares which I want to be available for ...
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share folder become slow when multi users are using it
I have a file server with many shared folders ,
Is there a way to limit speed per connection?
when more then 2-3 users uploading and
downloading files from server then
there is overload and sometimes ...
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How do I mount a SMB folder in macOS via Terminal?
I have been working on a bash script to have systems mount a shared SMB folder(Windows Server) to a local folder /usr/local/Installers on macOS 12.
I can create the folders just fine en mass to 100 ...
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SMB address handling in web browsers: file:///// or file://?
When a SMB share path is \\server\dir, if I type that in FireFox, FireFox shows the directory's content and the address showing is file://///server/dir. If I do that with Edge, it also shows the ...
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Login to SMB share using private key
I have a TrueNAS NAS smb share. My TrueNAS user settings have password disabled and I have added my SSH public key. I can SSH into the NAS using my private key with no issues. However, I am trying to ...
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Windows 10 Enterprise/Education/LTSC and Insecure Guest Logon issue with Printing, error 0x0000011b
The reason for this intro: there's a ton of outright false information on the Internet about this pernicious issue.
Here's the situation.
A company of a friend of mine has Windows 10 LTSC workstations ...
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Mac OS Big Sur 11.7 completely drops network stack when writing to SMB share
I have an SMB file share (Windows 10 PC) that I connect to with my M1 MacBook Pro running BigSur 11.7. Since last week every time I connect to the SMB and initiate copy writing to the share, the ...
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Windows Network Drive Access is Slow From MacOS using SMB
I can't seem to wrap my head around an issue I've been having with this so I thought it'd be a good idea to drop it here in case someone else has run into this problem in the past, or will eventually ...
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Windows: How to check from client the files opened on a network folder
I have a program that has to connect to a folder shared from a server, and I need to know which files and subfolders it is trying to open.
Using net use only displays the root of the network folder, ...
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I need to turn on " SMB 1.0/CIFS Client " in Turn Windows features on or off
When I click on Turn Windows features on or off rather than default window it opens Server Manager and its add role wizard
Any ideas?
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Incremental copy of log file content
I have a couple of log-files, growing one line at a time, as log files do.
The files are available via SMB network share.
I want to periodically copy these files. Since the network is rather slow and ...