[CentOS] CentOS 7 samba server + mac client problems

Noam Bernstein
Fri, 30 Dec 2016 22:30:24 -0000

We?ve just started to try to configure a new CentOS 7 disk server, and NFS seems
OK so far, but I?m having problems with smb mounts to a Mac OS X client.

I have the [homes] section as usual, and some additional shares restricted to
specific users, but none seem to work.  I know I?m authenticating OK (both from
the smbd logs and because when I type the wrong password the Mac?s behavior is
different), but in no case can I see any files. The Mac gets as far as creating
a mount point and opening a blank Finder window, but it?s completely empty, and
when I try to select the server in the Finder sidebar it says ?Connection
failed? and shows a ?Connect As? button, which just initiates another
login/mount dialog window.

I don?t know what configuration bits are important, so I?m not sure what to
include with this message.  I do know that I have things set up very similarly
to our previous CentOS 6 smb server, and that one seems to work fine.

If anyone has gotten such a configuration working, or has any suggestions as to
what options in the smb.conf file to focus on, I?d appreciate any clues.

								thanks,
								Noam