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ACL permissions not syncing with LDAP
Have a MacStudio running system 13.3.1 set up as a file server.
It is bound to an Open Directory server.
Using TinkerTool as a GUI to set/update permissions of the shared files/folders.
Everything ...
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Ubuntu Anonymous Samba Share Now Not Accessible From OSX Machine
I have an OSX machine which has been connected as Guest to a Samba share on my Ubuntu machine. It's no longer connecting. When I click 'Connect to Server...' in Finder, and enter smb://server/...
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Mac OS 10.10 users connecting smb shares can't be disconnected
So we have a bunch of windows file servers (2008 R2 and up) sharing up content using windows permissioning (SMB not AFP using Active Directory users). Sharing files across the network works ok until ...
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How do I get NFS on Linux to export a folder to OS X with OS X's user IDs so I can cp -a from Linux to OS X?
I have Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 on one computer and OS X 10.11.2 on another. I want to migrate files from the Ubuntu installation to the OS X installation but preserving permissions.
Currently the strategy ...
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OSX connecting to Windows Server 2012 R2 (SMB) for file sharing unable to search
When users on OSX 10.10 connect to a remote server (SRV02) fileshare via SMB, they are unable to search the file share... when they do, it just hangs (pinwheel of death). There are several users on ...
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Access files on remote computer via VPN
Environment:
We have Office Mac Pro. I have Mac Mini at my home. I can connect to Office VPN.
Question,
How can I access file in Shared folder from Mac Pro from home? I have tried smb:// and afp:// ...
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Sharing files over network - accessing files on a Mac from a Win7 machine
This is one of those questions that has a million web sites explaining how simple it is, but for some reason I'm living in some edge case that is being difficult.
First the details:
Mac is running ...
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Create a 'GitHub' style index page for files/folder on a fileserver [closed]
My workplace doesn't have a easy to use document management system, and I have no chance in building or installing one. Right now, people just throw files on a shared fileserver, where search doesn't ...
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Why are my Macs failing to authenticate to my SAMBA file sharing server?
I have recently set up a SAMBA file share. After going through a series of steps, I have finally been able to have most of my computers see this server. The primary requirements were: 1) it had to be ...
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Sharing folder from Linux to Mac, Samba or NFS? [closed]
When I need to access (read/write) to a folder of many files under Linux from Mac OSX, there are two options:
Install Samba in Linux and share as Windows share
Share via NFS
Which one is the ...
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OS X server large scale storage and backup
I really hope this question doesn't come across as trolling or asking for buying advice. It's not intended.
I've just started working for a small ad agency (40 employees). I actually quit being a ...
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afp/smb transfers caps at 2 megabytes/sec, wireless N
I wanted to transfer files between two mac computers. The network is wireless-N and both computers have wireless-N modules in them.
The problem is that when I transfer files between them, via file ...
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multiple folder structures/views
Newbie. Setting up a server for a law firm. Want to set up the folder structure as follows:
Client 1 Name
-- Matter 1 (i.e. setting up corporation)
-- Matter 2 (i.e. divorce)
-- Matter 3 (i.e. ...
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Symbolic linking of client (Mac) directory to server (Linux) directory
How can I link a directory on a Mac to a remote directory on a Linux server? The Linux server has Samba and SSH available, and I can add other services if necessary
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File sharing between MAC, Linux
Here is what I want to do:
Share files between MAC OSX (snow leopard) machine and Ubuntu (10.* and 11.*) on a local network. I know 2 solutions:
Samba: easy to setup but it is not case sensitive ...
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