Q: Can't connect via SMB

I am having a similar issue since upgrading to Lion...

Our departmental shared files are on a Windows server (2003?), two levels past the root, and managed by active directory.  When I use "go to server" and the same SMB line I've used succesfully prior to the upgrade, it asks for my login credentials, then dumps me in the root directory.  From which I can't do anything, because I don't have root access.

I was wondering if the syntax for the connection has somehow changed under Lion?  I can't find anything to resolve this yet... Any help would be immensely appreciated - ALL my files are on that shared drive!!  :-/

-A

Does anyone tried to connect NAS using the smbutil shell utility?

It's just a mess.

After installing Lion, can't access some types of files on the mac throught a windows computer (so far for now can't access my .max files, as well as office and some PDFs). I have several PCs and Macs. PCs for 3D work and Macs for design work. But all my files and renderings from PCs are storage in macs, since I do editing and motion in the Macs. Prior to Lion it's all ok, working great in both directions for years. But now Apple just kicked far away. It's a nasty job done in Lion (want to jump from a bridge for updatind so soon, **** a mistake  and still waiting for an update).

Have called to Apple and there is no glance of a solution. In fact they even have heard of this problem before (come on, is there any testing work before launching a new OS ???!!! looks like not). I'm not a IT especialist, but not even these people are having easy fix/workaround in these cases. Will wait for a week for a solution or update, but probably will go back do Snow Leopard... 

We all have seen these before... Vista >>> XP!!!! Steve, there is no Wow this time for you!

I had the same problem. EASY FIX without doing any root stuff or anything like that. Simply go to GO/CONNECT TO SERVER/ and put in your smb://server/. Connect using your full account info example:  "username@domain.com". then your password. Worked for me! GOOD LUCK!

Folks, bad news for you... Cmd+K does not work in this issue. The real problem is that windows can't authenticate on Lion as a registered user. Lion does not allow access and saving some kind of files, like office and 3dsmax (probably much others too). So who works on both systems, or run NAS storage is unable to do anything. Sorry to say, but... Snow Leopard is the only solution. I just downgrade yesterday, and what a diference. Faster, simple, network and shares working perfectly. Bad to downgrading cause you loose new cool features (actually not that coooool), but...... can't work without network, right Steve???!!! Probably I will skip this version, will upgrade direct to White Lion (or whatever they'll call next release).

nope, that does not work for me.

Since for example I can perfectly use SMB-Shares from 2008 R2-Server IN our LAN, but as soon as it goes over the VPN to another location the username/password-Dialog is simply not coming, hence it is not possible to use username@domain and password.

But with SnowLeopard the normal Username/Password Dialog comes and I can login. No chance with lion.

And this is a totally different problem. You are trying to connect to Lion shares from Windows, while this thread is about connecting to windows-shares from Lion.

Your problem is somewhere else, and since Windows can access the Mac-Shares for you, the problem of not being able to save certain document-types is something totally different.

Sorry if that came of rude, no harm intended!

Kindest,

maybea...

I hope this helps someone.

I put the first Mac (mac mini OSX Lion) into our office PC based office yesterday (Win7 server and PC clients) and could "see" every windows shared directory in finder immediately, but alas could not connect to any of them and spent 6 hours reading every post that I could find including those above.

A call to Apple Care this morning didn't help. I then rang our external server admin who freely admits to knowing nothing about OSX but he gave me a tip on the Windows side.

I'm no IT Professional but this is the workaround that I came up with (in no particular order): I created a new user account on the Win7 server using the same user name as the mac mini user. I then edited the security settings for the shared folder concerned on the Win7 server to give the new user account all relevant permissions and bingo, immediate access on the mac mini to the shared Win7 server folder without any reboots etc.

Cheers,

Brett

Hi,

actually this and many many other threads and discussion lists is about in and out lion (connection to and from windows, to say in other words). And really, really there is something very wrong about Lion. I've been reading a lot of things, but what I found to be the most clear vision of the problem is Apple adopted a diferent king of SMB protocol (or whatever they call). It is most secury, but in other hand it disables or at least difficults the windows connections. From Lion to Windows is a wonderful one way road, everything works, I don't see why people are having problems. For me all these going on is past situations, all solved already. 70% solved by cmd+K. But the real problem is from outside into Lion, from Windows AND other OSs. I was just about to upgrade my storage to NAS type, but when I see whats happening with Lion I just put in standby. Many people are waiting for updates from NAS manufactures AND/OR Apple, to fix connection problems.

Whell, as I said before. Good luck... I don't think worth suffering that much with Lion because a few useless updates. I'm much, much more productive now with Snow. After all, it's (almost) all about making money right?

Bye

I think there are two separate problems here.

1) Some people can't connect to their NAS at all, presumably because of the authentication protocol issue described by others - Apple has implemented only a new version and some NASs only do an older version

2) Some applications, specifically Finder, can't deal with a NAS that has been connected, in that they see the folders as not having the correct permissions. Applications vary on how they handle this. Finder won't open folders it thinks it shouldn't, Word marks them as no permission but opens them anyway, and Contacts and muCommander ignore the permissions and lets you use the folders as normal.

I have problem 2 but not problem 1. My workaround is to use muCommander instead of Finder until Apple fixes this.

For those of you trying to access SMB shares, I found a free and easy solution.

Since a lot of people report they are able to access their NAS using apps other than the Finder itself, I decided to look for a free Lion-compatible File Manager to use instead of Finder.

I have found muCommander ( http://www.mucommander.com/ ) and indeed it works fine. All I did was click on the button highlighted bellow, go to "bonjour services" and select my NAS. It prompted me for my username and password and voilá, it works fine.

I keep Finder for everyday use and just load muCommander when I want to access the NAS. At least now I don't have to start my WinXP VM anymore just to access it.

Hope it helps you all.

I am having the same issue, but just like in Snow Leopard I AM able to connect if I use the IP address.  I just hit Apple+K and enter smb://192.168.1.102.