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Sep 22, 2016 12:32 PM in response to pinocativoby keg55,I think it has something to do with SMB now being the default login for Sierra. I tried the syntax you showed and replaced 'afp' with 'smb' but still got the Connect As screen. Even when selecting the Server in the left pane of Finder, I always have to do a Connect As. It used to remember how I logged in and immediately go to the shares on the Server but not anymore. Always have to Connect As.
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Sep 22, 2016 12:37 PM in response to pinocativoby romanfromboulder,Just use:
afp://user@server
The "Connect As" window will still pop up, but make sure you select the "Remember my Password in Keychain" option before you proceed. You will not see the Connect As window for this server with that username going forward.
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Sep 22, 2016 12:57 PM in response to romanfromboulderby pinocativo,Thanks for replying but I would not like to save the password in the keychain
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Sep 22, 2016 1:07 PM in response to pinocativoby romanfromboulder,After reading keg55's post try this:
- Open up the Directory Utility (you can spotlight search for it)
- Unlock the window with your admin password
- Make sure you're in the "Services" tab
- Double-click "Active Directory"
- Press the right facing arrow near the bottom
- Uncheck the box that says "Use UNC path from Active Directory..."
I know for a fact this would work on an Active Directory machine, so I'm not sure if it will if yours is unmanaged.
Which version of OS X were you using before upgrading to Sierra?
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Sep 22, 2016 2:24 PM in response to pinocativoby romanfromboulder,I just upgraded to Sierra to test this out, and I experianced the same issue while trying to connect to an smb the same way (smb://username:password@server). This is probably an intentional change that Apple made: the best workaround I can think of is to use the Keychain to save the password so you don't have to enter it every time.
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Sep 22, 2016 2:47 PM in response to romanfromboulderby pinocativo,Thanks for trying.
But I have not understood, the above listed point 1 to 6 are therefore useless to try or?
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Sep 22, 2016 3:26 PM in response to pinocativoby romanfromboulder,★HelpfulIndeed, they will not help you. Like I mentioned before, I don't think it is possible to do what you want with Sierra.
OS Sierra changed the default file share protocol from AFP to SMB, like keg55 mentioned in his post. keg55 and myself assumed it was prompting you because you are no longer connecting using the default protocol. The steps I outlined are how you can change the default protocol, but since macOS will prompt you regardless of protocol, it doesn't matter which is the default.
The default matters so that you don't have to type afp:// or smb:// every time you connect to your file share, if all of the file shares you connect to use the same protocol (usually smb). This is VERY useful for admins of managed environments where several users connect to the same file share.
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Sep 23, 2016 2:47 AM in response to romanfromboulderby pinocativo,Thanks for replying.
Even if I save the password in the keychain, it requires that I press the "Connect" key. Is it possible to create an Applescript that after:
tell application "Finder"
mount volume "smb://xx.xx.xx.xx/home" as user name "yy" with password "zz
end tell
automatically presses the Connect button?
Thanks for helping, daniele
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Sep 27, 2016 6:00 AM in response to pinocativoby ccwillia,I have the same issue and had started a separate discussion thread. I called Apple support and they will not help unless the network storage you are trying to connect to is a Apple Time Capsule
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Sep 27, 2016 6:12 AM in response to ccwilliaby ccwillia,Adding the password to keychain does not work nor does passing the password (username:password@server). The prompt still forces you to click connect