Before I update my lab to Sonoma, I want to make sure that Apple hasn't completely destroyed file sharing like the did with Ventura (where even the Apple expert on support had to get further support and I was on the phone with them for 6 hours). Does anyone have any issues with using file sharing and Sonoma? It really still doesn't work well with Ventura.
Mac mini (M2, 2023)
If you depend on File Sharing and are currently using it, do NOT update to Sonoma. There are Authentication problems (Files App on iPhone & iPad) when using file sharing. Oddly enough, the Guest account that uses no authentication works but you need to set folder permissions to allow all users read and write access.. totally hosed..
subroto24 wrote:
Hi, Post the upgrade to the latest MacOS - Sonoma 14.2, the shared network drive gets disconnected and gives authentication errors interminently. Need help from Apple Tech Team.
Then you should call Apple support because we are just users like you, and have nothing to do with the “Apple tech team“
We have three Macs on Sonoma. Our experience is no problems as you describe. But, "YMMV" as always.
I did the same thing. When they go to connect to the server, EVERY user drive shows up in a list. Even though the permission is set to only each user and no one else, they are STILL able to mount the drive of anyone in that list and access it. Believe me, after 10 hours on the phone with Apple Expert Support, and even they don't know how to fix it.
I have the same issue. I’ve read on Reddit that a guy deleted al file sharing settings, rebooted and recreated them and worked both in Ventura when came out and in Sonoma now. Going to test it tomorrow. I also have custom device icons everywhere and I’m going to check if there’s an issue also here.
I’ll post my experience here.
Kimberly Seiz wrote:
I've done that. It still doesn't work. I used to be able to do this in 2 steps and now it is about 8 steps for each user.
It should be four steps for each user.
1) Add folder to file sharing.
2) Add user with Read/write (ok, that ends up being two).
3) Remove the group permissions
4) Set everyone to no access.
The admin should create the folders and there would be no need to change anything in the POSIX permissions.
If you added the student group to the folders in Finder, then you have given every student access to everyone else's folders.
PremierSIR wrote:
When is Apple issuing a fix to the file-sharing issue with Sonoma???
What file sharing issue? I don’t have one with either an M2 MacBook Pro or an M1 Mini. I file share between them together and a Mini on Catalina.
If you think there is an issue, you need to talk to Apple, not us users.
My Intel Mini is a server. No issues with it. It runs a File Server via SMB, among other things.
If you are having issues with some other server software, you should contact them and Apple. Nobody here has any control over either company’s software.
Yes, if you look at the pictures above that is what I was showing. When they connect to the server, it mounts a "drive" and not a folder. Permissions were set in file sharing. Those permissions, however, do propagate to the finder option.
I'm having all kinds of problems with file sharing. I have a 3 person operation, so I share files with 2 others. When I place files in shared folders, it can take days for the other 2 to see the files. We even logged into icloud.com, and that does not work either. At this point, I am having someone make a server out of a 2018 intel i7 Mac mini. But after reading some of the comments here, I'm afraid that will not solve the issue.
On the server, Get Info on a student folder and post the permissions.
Hi, Post the upgrade to the latest MacOS - Sonoma 14.2, the shared network drive gets disconnected and gives authentication errors interminently. Need help from Apple Tech Team.
You'll never know absolutely.
The best you can do is have good backups and a "disaster" recover plan to get you back to where you started.
For me, that's a confirmed working clone of my system and a couple of bootable flash drives to rebuild the system,
When is Apple issuing a fix to the file-sharing issue with Sonoma??? The upgrade notification "nagged" me every single day that I logged on to my MacBook Pro at work... nag, nag, nag. So I upgrade. And... what's this? I can't connect to the company server anymore??? FIX THIS NOW PLEASE. IT'S BEEN A MONTH.
Do you have student files set up on it? If so, how do you keep each of them from accessing each others files and plagiarizing work? I have been working on a Mac since 1984, and had a server set up using Xserve and the Server app. When Apple stopped supporting the Server app, I had to use file share. It worked fine -- without students being able to access each other's work -- until Ventura came along. I was on the phone with support for 5 days straight with an "expert" trying to solve this. He couldn't even fix it for me. They can clearly mount each other's server file and peruse freely. Please let me know how you do this!!
If you gave each sharing user access to their folder with r/w, removed the group, and set everyone no access, are using a file system that has permissions, and ignore ownership is not set, I can’t explain why they can see each others’ folders. What kind of access do they have in the other folders?
Making sure that Apple didn't further destroy file sharing with Sonoma
