File Sharing Service keeps crashing Error Reading Settings, File Sharing Service keeps crashing Error Reading Settings

I'm also looking into this exact issue. Can anyone please offer some advice? I verified DNS is working and resolving the hostname correctly. The only thing that fixes this issue is to reboot the server. This is a production server for my work and I can't just keep rebooting it when servermgr_afp keeps crashing.

Odd, I have experienced this issue as well, however I only have the problem appear IF I restart. The only solution I've come up with is I have an old disk image of my server that I restore and I then restart and it works again (of course now I have old stale data, but oh well). However if I simply restart one more time then it fails again... so basically I'm stuck, I can't do any upgrades of any kind because they require a restart which causes the problem to resurface. I have done all the usual disk checks and permission repairs as well as deleting some files mentioned in another thread. None of them helped. The only thing I have no yet tried is trashing all prefs and all caches. I'll try that the next time this happens. I keep hoping Apple or someone will post here with a simple "oh delete this file" type solution. Short of that I guess a total wipe and system reinstall should get it, but that's a lot of work and I've been putting it off.

I have started getting this error this morning:

This error occurred while processing a command of type 'getConnectedUsers' in plug-in 'servermgr_afp'.

Using Server 2.2.2; MacMini running OS X 10.8.5, 2 GHz Core i7 with 8 GB RAM attached to a 12TB Pegasus RAID.

When the error appears, my users cease to be able to access file shares.

Often, just before the error occurs, my users experience substantial slow down in the Finder's responsiveness when manipulating files on those shares.

Restarting the Server App will produce one of several results

1. fix the problem (rarely)

2. fail to connect to server

3. connect to server but not get all services running.

The system itself resists a full shutdown, hanging at the grayish-white screen (not spinning wheel or cog or apple logo).

I wish there was some known fix for this.

I stumbled upon a solution... I was on 10.8.3 for the longest time and after this cropped again I decided to just go ahead and let the system do the update to 10.8.4 - and that fixed it! I guess the updater must overwrite some file or files that were corrupted with fresh ones. I have since gone up to 10.8.5 without any problems.

You said you're already on 10.8.5 so you can udpate it, but maybe you can download the full "combo updater" manually and reapply it, I've heard that sometimes works for situations where some mystery file is corruptd and the updater just replaces the same files except in this case it replaces with fresh uncorrupted copies. Good luck, this one is really frustrating.

I appreciate the reply and the suggestion.

I'll try it and report back.

Cheers!

I have spent numerous days trying to fix this using various solutions online. This included the deleting the shares in System Preference. Reinstalling the 10.8.5 Combo update from Apple was the only solution that has stopped the errors from occuring.

Our 10.8.5 server has now been running for 3 days without the File Sharing service showing the "Error Reading Settings".