I am setting up a new system and one of the steps is to set up file sharing between the new and an existing system. Both run Mojave 10.14.6.
I really need this, but I have been unable to get it working.
What works:
New can mount the directory of Existing when using an administrator account
What doesn't work:
Everything else. Existing cannot mount anything from New, New cannot mount anything of any other user that the Administrator user.
Help.
I have the solution. AFP sharing actually did work (when I shared from a HFS+ volume). SMB sharing is a bit more complicated. For SMB3 sharing (more secure and better write performance than SMB2) the client computer needs to bound with authentication to the server. If you have managed that (using Directory Utility) then you can mount a share with any user in a secure manner. There are some other options, e.g. turn off the check on authenticated binding, revert to SMB2 but these are suboptimal.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204021
Creating the authenticated binding was quite a challenge with its moments of panic but it is working now.
I have the solution. AFP sharing actually did work (when I shared from a HFS+ volume). SMB sharing is a bit more complicated. For SMB3 sharing (more secure and better write performance than SMB2) the client computer needs to bound with authentication to the server. If you have managed that (using Directory Utility) then you can mount a share with any user in a secure manner. There are some other options, e.g. turn off the check on authenticated binding, revert to SMB2 but these are suboptimal.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204021
Creating the authenticated binding was quite a challenge with its moments of panic but it is working now.
Make sure AFP sharing is unchecked as it will not work on an APFS volume. Only SMB shares are supported with an APFS volume.
Check out this Apple article on how to configure File Sharing. Look especially at how users & folders can be configured for access.
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-file-sharing-on-mac-mh17131/mac
Have you tried rebooting both computers and disabling & re-enabling File Sharing?
This was helpful but the result was just the other way around. I have a HFS+ volume on the computer that shares, which enabled me to separately test AFP and SMB sharing. AFP sharing of a folder on the HFS+ volume works (with registered user). SMB sharing of a folder on the APFS volume does not work. It looks like a permissions problem.
Apple's information is theory. I know how to set up sharing, have been using macOS since OS X 10.0 (Rhapsody even). What does happen that for some reason it does not work with SMB. It looks like an authentication issue. Looking on the serving side, I see this in log:
default 10:02:52.426557 +0100 smbd Server requires signing, but not auth-bound to Directory Service
default 10:02:52.427298 +0100 smbd Too many groups requested (2147483647). Can cause performance issues when network directories are involved
default 10:02:52.433288 +0100 smbd Too many groups requested (2147483647). Can cause performance issues when network directories are involved
default 10:02:52.448680 +0100 digest-service digest-request: uid=0
default 10:02:52.448713 +0100 digest-service digest-request: init request
default 10:02:52.452971 +0100 securityd found a non-proper sample, skipping...
default 10:02:52.468923 +0100 opendirectoryd Failed to talk to secd after 4 attempts.
default 10:02:52.472453 +0100 digest-service digest-request: init return domain: ALBUS server: ALBUS indomain was: <NULL>
default 10:02:52.472607 +0100 smbd Server requires signing, but not auth-bound to Directory Service
Seems definitely a problem with smbd configuration.
Stella? Ugh. I can't find the English word for it, but in Dutch I would say "weeïg" (sickly/soppy), to sweet. Stella is like Moretti. I'd prefer Peroni (fresh but not weak, better than Heineken etc., best lager around if you ask me). There are many wonderful Belgian beers, especially the blondes, darks, triples etc., but for a decent lager I would not go to Belgium.
I use iCloud Drive for reasonable file sharing between my two Macs, including when I am not on my own LAN.
No help for my issue. I need the direct sharing to work.
I didn't respond back as I don't have an adequate test environment here to further explore the solution.
Glad you were able to sort it out and thanks for providing the update.
Good. Time for a Stella Artois.
Unable to share files between to Mojave systems
