Trying to connect OS X to Samba share under Ubuntu.

There's nothing in the log file at all.

I tried uploading the log to paste.ubuntu.com but it appears it doesn't like uploading an empty file.

 

You've missed the slash before "var" in your pluma command.

I'm not sure what user Samba writes logs out as. You may need root permission to view the logs.

Try this:

1) run "sudo su -" to become root permanently (no need to prefix commands with "sudo" after that.

2) cd /var/log/samba

3) Use "less" to view files (and "q" to quit out of less).

 

Edited the above post as I submitted the wrong screenshot. Sorry guys, I've got a 6yo daughter in my ear singing and dancing, struggling to focus here...

 

I think someone mentioned it before too, but if your share name is "blah", then try connecting to

smb://192.168.0.13/blah

From OSX (i.e.: directly to the share). Sometimes trying to get a list of all shares causes problems.

 

Bloody forward slash!

Here you go Elvis, nothing in the log file:

 

I tried connecting directly to the share using cifs://precisiont5500/complete (substitute smb if you wish, it makes no difference) in order to point directly at the share just in case it was trying to authenticate root, no good sadly.

[EDIT] Above screenshot taken as root.

 

Hrm, well, back to some connectivity testing then.

Can you SSH to the Linux box from the Mac? Can you ping in both directions?

And for more complex testing, see if nmap can see Samba listening as per the earlier post.

 

Sorry Elvis, I'm gonna have to put my daughter to bed.

You are a great help though, thank you so much. Is it ok if we continue tomorrow if you're around?

I did mention it further back in the thread, I can ping no worries in both directions:

Dell > Mac
Mac > Dell.

 

Yeah, make sure you've got openssh going on your linux box, with any luck in mac term you should be able to just 'ssh $ip' and see what happens.

 

Yeah, no problems. I've got a tribe of my own. Love them to bits, but boy they're a handful.

 

maybe something simple, are you specifying a domain in your user credentials? eg. nas.hostname\smb.user

can you see the ubuntu server in your list of network computers?
is your mac on the same workgroup as the rest of the devices?
system pref -> network -> advanced -> WINS

I think this has to be done per interface too, so if you have wifi and cable, you may have to set the workgroup for both.

just a few things i didn't see suggested yet.

 

None of the devices in question are part of a domain, all a part of the default WORKGROUP and have checked WINS settings on the Mac to ensure it is on the same workgroup.

Yes, I can see the Ubuntu server in the list of networked devices, I can connect to the Ubuntu server I just cannot authenticate login credentials for some reason.

I remember doing this under Yosemite and I never had an issue?

Mac:



Ubuntu:

 

I'm probably on the wrong track then, that all seems fine. Even if you're not on a domain, you still sometimes need to specify the 'domain' which you are logging onto, I find this is especially true in cross-os situations. If you have the same username on ubuntu\mac then sometimes you could be trying to connect to the NAS as mac\username not nas\username. Whenever I connect to my nas - I always use nas\username + password.

one other random thought, does this kind of thing still work?

Code:

smb://WORKGROUP;user:password@ip_address/Share

 

Aw damn it, I forgot about that command context and got all my hopes up, alas it didn't work.

I'm flat out working ATM, as soon as I get a sec I'll try logging in via SSH to double check my login credentials as that seems to be what's tripping things over - Although I know they're correct as I've checked them a million times.

 

Ok, this just gets weirder,

As can be seen by the screenshot below I can SSH into the Ubuntu machine just fine, so nothing wrong with credentials.

I'm sorry, but OS X is a joke.

 

I have an easier solution. Bootcamp it to windows.

 

No shit.

But then I'd just be inundated with Malware...

For the record, It can find a share on a Windows box just fine.

 

Ok how about this...
Open a shell, and

Code:

mount -t smbfs //username:password@hostname/sharename /mount/point

Maybe also chuck in a --verbose switch if it's supported.

edit: also, can't believe I didn't think of this sooner. Have you tried turning it off and on again?


we've tried everything else.

 

Go over the command, I'm pretty sure it's correct. Sadly, that didn't work...



Love the comment "Have you tried turning it off and on!"

 

does /media/Storage exist - remembering it's case sensitive?