Server Message Block is a network file sharing protocol created by Microsoft
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Company VPN on same subnet as home network
My company has a PPTP VPN (I know it's not very secure) on a 192.168.1.0 /24 subnet.
For people connecting from their home networks, file sharing doesn't work if their subnet is 192.168.1.0 /24.
Some ...
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Hyper-V and using SMB3 shares to store data
I'm using Hyper-V remote management from a management/file server to control 3 Hyper-V core servers. Now I want to store all the virtual disks and virtual machines on a SMB share on the management ...
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File access from client Windows Server 2012 works with procmon enabled, otherwise doesn't
Windows Server 2012, running Terminal Services has a client application installed. The server part is located on another Windows Server 2012.
The client application is an old one, based on dBase.
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Samba Displaying Folders as Files
I have a Windows share (shared from a Windows Server 2003 box) that is mounted on our Ubuntu server using cifs. That mount is then shared out through Samba. The issue is that all of the folders in the ...
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How to troubleshoot Linux in-kernel dns_resolver
Linux provides a facility that lets kernel and its modules to resolve DNS names by relying on user-space tools. This, for example, is used by CIFS to support referrals in the DFS.
The problem I'm ...
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saving issues osx 10.8 adobe photoshop on server smb
we get several saving issues while saving files in Adobe applications CS 6 (especially in Photoshop) on a Windows Server 2003 Share connected via SMB.
Unfortunately the problems aren't able to be ...
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invalid SID's on files created/copied from NFS
I have been working on getting the AIX servers to talk to a Windows share. We have them talking, but I’m having problems when I mount a windows-hosted NFS share on AIX and then write/copy files to ...
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samba library failed to download the shared files of Mac osx
I have tried to download the shared files of mac osx using smb from my ipad but it fails with error( unable to open the file). But it can download all windows and linux shared files.
I tried this ...
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Is there any way to change the SMB2 port from default 445 to another in windows 7?
I know that ports can be changed by adding follow key to regsitry in windows XP.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters\Smb]
"SessionPort"=dword:0000022b
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SMB share client side connection (Win7 with net use) is very slow
I have a SMB share on a CentOS server. Windows 7 based clients connect to the server via OpenVPN. Then net use is used to init the share.
On some clients (not all) I am experiencing very long ...
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MFP Scan-To-Folder Feature Not Communicating with Windows 2008 Server
I have a Gestetner Dsm730 that has been working quite well using the Scan-To-Folder feature with Windows 2008 server. Suddenly, it stopped working.
All other network functions of the MFP work -- it ...
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Does Samba (latest) support NTLMv2 & 128-bit encryption?
I am having trouble finding any 'current' information on this. I have found little documentation and old references seem to say it should be supported in a new release. Does Samba support NTLMv2 & ...
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Connecting to windows 2003 using ipv6-literal: A duplicate name exists on the network
I'm trying to connect to Windows 2003 server's share using ipv6 address from Windows Server 2008.
I use ipv6-literal.net conversion as described on ...
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CHMOD permission denied on SMB share
I'm mounting an SMB/CIFS share on my CentOS 6.4 server using /etc/fstab as follows:
Mount windows share to /mnt/mywebsite
//10.1.1.4/mywebsite /mnt/mywebsite cifs ...
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Mac OS X Server (10.8) - SMB sharing permissions don't update (when a user is removed from a group)
We're running a Mac OS 10.8.3 server using the File Sharing feature. We have both AFP and SMB sharing enabled.
When we change a user's permissions, their permissions are set properly when accessing ...
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Alternative to Samba with AMP stack
I am currently setting up a server on my network for web development work and was wondering if there is any better way of doing what I intend to do.
My work machine is a Windows 7 desktop and I am ...
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Do SMB File Transfers use a persistent connection?
I am doing some speed tests with different types of file transfers in my network.
I have noticed that windows file transfers (SMB) are slower than FTP, HTTP, and other types of protocols.
I was ...
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Mac OS X Server SMB mount not responding
I have an OS X 10.7.4 Sever, which I'm trying to share files off of to Windows users. I've selected "Share with Windows clients (SMB)" in the Server app for each share, and I've opened ports 137-139 ...
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SMBD daemon spikes at 100% cpu usage when Windows 8 clients connect
I have a server running Ubuntu 12.04 running as a Samba server. The file system is an XFS formatted virtual drive on an LVM pool of physical drives.
I recently upgraded our clients to Windows 8 and ...
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Is there an alternative to Samba when it comes to sharing folders between Linux and Windows systems? [closed]
Let's assume I have two workstations. Workstation A is a Debian GNU/Linux based system with a bandwidth of approximately 100 MBit/s (up). Workstation B is a Microsoft Windows 7 based system with a ...
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Linux samba server: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -12
Server: RHEL 5.9 / smbd 3.0.33
- Clients: various, though all were using current mount.cifs (5.2)
I already solved this problem, but it was such a nightmare to hunt down these error codes I felt like ...
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Weird Issue on 2008/2008R2 Shares using SMB2
Having a very odd issue in which when connecting to shares from 2008 or 2008 R2 servers that are hosted by a 2008 or 2008 R2 server the files added to a folder will not always appear to update right ...
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batch script to copy files as within SMB\CIFS protocol
I'm trying to copy files from remote machine using construction like this
copy smb://DOMAIN;USERLOGIN:Password@100.10.10.10/folder/ C:/tmp/
it shows next message -
The filename, directory name, ...
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Problems connecting to workstation share
Been having a strange issue with our file replication server. It will randomly have a problem mapping to a share. This server maps to tons of other servers using UNC paths, thats the sole purpose of ...
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Does azure filter 445 port despite i have allowed it in endpoints?
the firewall is off
endpoint for tcp 445 exists
netstat command shows that tcp 0.0.0.0:445 is listening
but nmap from me says 'filtered', and http://2ip.ru/check-port/?port=445 from the target VM ...
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Is there a way to share via SMB a filesystem mounted via NFS without disabling SElinux?
I have two CentOS hosts. The first is NAS and the second one is a diskless SMB server. The NAS server share folder via NFS and secure Ethernet connection with SMB server. SMB server shares content to ...
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How can I fix this Samba setup on CentOS?
I'm trying to set a Samba share in /home/share on CentOS. I do not have great experience with setting up that kind of service. I've been following guides and recommendations here and there, but ...
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“Access Denied” for Windows Remote Administration (schtascks, eventvwr, default SMB shares)
I have a domain with a couple of DCs (Win 2k8 R2) and about 15 workstations (Win7, x64) or so.
When trying to (remote-) access a specific Win 7 workstation (which shouldn't really be any different ...
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Windows Fileserver Allow users to manage permissions on folders they create
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Fileserver serving Win and Mac (SMB) clients. I have say 5 folders: Happy Sad Lonely Stinky and Grumpy. All of the folders should be public to domain users except Happy and ...
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Hyper-V, SMB Shares, Live Migration & Configuration Nightmare with Kerberos?
Do I overlook something?
For Live Migration to work in aScenario wher the VM's are stored on a SMB share I have to set up constraint delegation:
http://www.aidanfinn.com/?p=13711
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Does Bonding mode 0 works on Cisco SG100 and achieve 2GB speed for NFS?
I am planing to buy a switcher to link 2 servers each with 2 NICs (Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection).
I read that "balance-rr is the only mode were one single TCP connection can ...
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Samba is faster than NFS when accessing from Mac, any reason
Refer to this question (closed): Sharing folder from Linux to Mac, Samba or NFS?, most people suggested that NFS is faster and therefore I did a quick test:
MacBook Pro / OSX Lion
Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SMB share, deleted files and folders lock up
We work in a mixed Mac / PC environment. Desktop operators work on Mac only, whereas our backend services are Windows based. Also some manual operations are done on Windows 7.
We call our problem ...
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How could I determine which SMB client/session has a specific file open on a Server 2008R2 Windows file server?
What I need is a way to associate a client name or IP address with an open file, so that I can cleanly close the file for maintenance. NET SESSION doesn't show the names of open files and NET FILE ...
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Windows XP SP3 client over NAT to a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 file server disconnection
we just transferred a pilot group from our old(!!) Netware infrastructure to an Microsoft infrastructure. Since then, our users got problems accessing their files. They all experience disconnection ...
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Delete files from command line using smb:// URL
I have a file with a list of smb:// URLs, like this one:
smb://my_samba_host/data/need_to_be_removed.tgz
smb://my_samba_another/data/need_to_be_removed2.tgz
I need a command line (something using ...
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Office 2011, Mac OS Lion, Excel creates temporary file on Windows server 2008, SMB share how to stop?
I have an issue with Macs and a windows SMB share, when using Excel 2011.
If I open an excel document from the windows share it will create a "Ghost file" starting with ~$ then the full filename e.g ...
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Is there any way to store the index of a network file system (SMB 2.0) on the server, so that my users don't have to manually set up the index?
I apologize if this is in the wrong place, but I believe it is sufficiently server related. Also, just as a disclaimer: I'm not the server guy! I'm just trying to find out information.
I have several ...
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Solaris 11.1 smb share pam.conf
I would like to enable an SMB share on Solaris 11.1 x64
My steps:
pkg install service/filesystem/smb
svcadm enable -r smb/server
echo "other password required pam_smb_passwd.so.1 nowarn" >> ...
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SMB2 traffic crashes network?
We've been having significant network slowdown issues over the past few weeks, primarily on a Friday morning. We run Windows 7 client machines, with Windows Server 2008 R2 servers.
What generally ...
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How many concurrent connections can windows 2008 r2 make to a UNC fileshare?
We have an application that makes request to a UNC path for files and serves them via IIS.
How many concurrent connections can a process on Windows 2008 r2 make to a UNC file share?
Are there any ...
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Write access from a Windows client via a ZFS SMB, to a file created on the host in OpenIndiana
I've got an OpenIndiana server running ZFS that is shared using a nobody user and group. I don't fully understand Solaris ACL permissions, but I do know Linux style permissions. The client is Windows ...
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How to get around OS X Lion Server SMB “safe save”?
First, there is this problem:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4149
Which says that anything copied to os x server via smb will be "safe saved" and essentially chmod to 600. This is extremely annoying ...
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smb share takes forever to connect to from Mac OS X 10.7-8
Ive got a dozen users and half of them take forever to connect to the smb share coming from a windows server 2008 r 2 standard server. Some users instantly connect with no issue.
These Mac OS X ...
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Windows 7 Professional Cannot Connect to Share - Wrong password
I know that this question has actually been asked a few times before, but every solution I found didn't yield any results on my end, I can't get my head around it:
When I am trying to connect to a ...
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Which perfmon counter watches for incoming SMB connections on W2K3 server?
Which perfmon counter watches for incoming SMB connections on W2K3 server? I'm trying to see if the SMB command queue is full at times or not... Or are there even better ways to find this?
On a w2k3 ...
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Prioritize One Network Share Over Another And/Or Cap Network Share Traffic? (Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise)
One of my fileservers is a hyper v VM running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. The NIC in the VM maps to a 1 GB NIC on the host that is dedicated just to this VM.
I have two shares on the file ...
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sql server trusted connection with windows 8 microsoft account
We have a few developers that work, connecting in through a VPN for access to the development SQL Server 2012. Historically they've used Win7 machines and develop the website against this database in ...
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Determine whether OS X to Windows SMB traffic and password are encrypted
I connected to a Windows Server 2008 R2 shared folder from a Mac OS X Mountain Lion computer over the Internet using this command:
mount -t smbfs //user@server/path/to/share local_folder
Is traffic ...
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Mounting NAS drive with cifs using credentials file through fstab does not work
I can mount the drive in the following way, no problem there:
mount -t cifs //nas/home /mnt/nas -o username=username,password=pass\!word,uid=1000,gid=100,rw,suid
However if I try to mount it via ...
