SMB File Sharing not working in Ventura

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Nothing is OK. Can't remember to claim anything has been fixed or being well.

We found ONE reproducible bug and a workaround (!) for people who are affected by exactly that bug. Not more or less. Apple needs to take action. There is no doubt about it.

And as the answers show: This isn't the only bug...

Same here. Like others I am able to get (external drives) file sharing to work TEMPORARILY by doing this and that… removing custom icons, switching off sharing, restarting 100 times… it always reverts to a hang and then won’t connect. Desperate to get an update from apple as I think we’ve all exhausted our other options here.

I'd like to believe that they're hard at work on a solution right now, but the reality is (and history has shown) that they prioritize security over functionality 9 times out of 10, and this issue will most likely fall back in priority until it becomes a big enough problem for them. I highly encourage everyone on this thread to submit bug reports, otherwise we won't see a fix for a few OS updates. People need to call in and complain, and escalate this issue to the highest possible technical support channel. I know it's a pain in the ***, and the reps will waste your time doing mundane troubleshooting, but this is the only way it will get their attention.

About to file another bug report. Transferring files to a Windows share takes a very long time. Transferring a 600mb file takes over an hour. The initial transfer connection takes almost 5 minutes to start

I am so glad I found this discussion thread, I have been going insane for two weeks now trying to figure out why I can't maintain connectivity to shared folders on one of my Mac minis that I am using like a file server and storage. Stopping and starting file sharing, or rebooting the Mini brings back operation some times for a few hours sometimes for a few minutes. Clearly there is a huge problem with SMB in Ventura!!!! I will open another support case because so far I've been instructed to reinstall the OS which I did to no effect, and the next instruction from Apple support was to completely wipe the mini and start over which seems like an extreme piece of advise for a network file sharing issue where it just seems like smb stops responding.

This issue needs attention, Apple!

Has anyone tried this?

From:

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2022/12/30/fixing-smb-file-sharing-in-ventura/

“When migrating from an earlier macOS to Big Sur & newer, this key in:

/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server.plist, gets migrated:

<key>LocalKerberosRealm</key>

<string>LKDC:SHA1.xxxxxxxx</string>

Apparently Net Auth gets "confused" by the Kerberos Realm and hangs.

Delete:

com.apple.smb.server.plist (you'll need to authenticate), then restart, com.apple.smb.server.plist gets created & properly populated without a Kerberos Realm.

After doing that the Synology no longer spontaneously dismounts or fails to mount, plus File Sharing on the fixed Macs works.”

I can attempt this later today and report back. Soon as I get another window of time to do free beta testing for a buggy OS !!

This is the wrong thread for your issue. You are describing connecting to other shares.

This thread is for Ventura file sharing not working.

FWIW: I tried this "fix" and it had no effect on the problem described here.

ALL: Please also start a tech support request with Apple on SMB File Sharing being broken in Ventura. Apple DOES refer these issues to Engineering, and the more complaints the higher the visibility.

Thanks. I just want to be sure about how my situation differs from this thread as you suggested... I have a Mac running Ventura with File Sharing on. It has numerous volumes mounted, internal and external. No matter which volumes I manually add to File Sharing I cannot connect to any of them. Some of the suggestions made early in this thread - turning off/on, rebooting and even changing the custom icon on the volume - did enable connections but only briefly. Are you saying that, because I'm discussing attached volumes this is not the same issue? I ask because when I get Apple on the phone later I don't want to misrepresent.

To clarify, I'm referring to the system firewall (System Settings > Network > Firewall (Inactive)

This was a crucial step in the process for me. I repeated the Batchmod process prior with the firewall active, and it didn't work. The above process only worked after I turned off the system firewall and restarted the computer.

Aren't they one in the same? I've noticed the issue is stemming from the host machine. I can't connect into the host off my other machines on the same network. And that's because the server that's going out of my host machine keeps dropping. I think we're all talking about the same issue

First question, from where to get BatChmod? the version on MacUpdate.com is from 2016 - so going to need some more information on this BatChmod software - is this something your support advisor told you to use and from where to get it?

No the support advisor DID NOT tell me to download Batchmod. This is a software used to reset permissions on specific folder directories. I took it upon myself to try this method. I am using Batchmod Version 1.7b5 (175).

I can't remember where I downloaded it from but I've had it on my computer for a while. I'm pretty sure there is a free version you can download.

I am not using some sketchy piece of abandoned software from 2016 to take a bunch of folders and change their ownership to root and open them all wide open - I doubt anyone from Apple told you to do this. I am sitting tight until I get a follow up on my case.

Did I literally not just state in the post DIRECTLY above yours that the Apple advisor didn't instruct to use Batchmod?

Might be a lousy fix, but it's a fix. What's lousy is the crappy OS updates Apple keeps putting out. I've been trying to troubleshoot this issue for over 40 hours, I'm just telling you guys what's worked for me. I know this isn't a scalable solution, but at least it will get me to the next update. There are obvious concerns with running my machines with network firewall off, and resetting root permissions on folders.

But if you guys come up with a better solution please let me know

Why should we have to download a 3rd party software to fix the mess caused by Apple? I have had to change much of my system to share my files etc. Apple needs to be quick with a fix!

You don’t. You can just learn to use chmod if you want to do what was provided as a workaround.

Or, you can wait until Apple fixes it.