Connecting to a Windows share on Mac OS Xįrom your Mac OS X computer’s desktop, click Go > Connect To Server or press Command + K.Ĭonnecting to a remote server in Mac OS X Here is the general formulation:įor instance, we can use the URL syntax smb://server01 to enumerate all shared resources on that server, or we can use smb://server01/docs to view the contents of only the docs shared folder. We can access SMB resources by employing standard Uniform Resource Locator (URL) syntax, substituting smb for the more commonly seen http. Each Mac client must be individually bound to AD.NOTE: Due to a recent changes in the GNU Public License (GPL) version adopted by Samba, Apple plans to remove Samba from future releases of its operating system, instead opting to re-write the protocol itself One remedy for this phenomena is to manually pre-define the Mac Computer account in Windows AD, wait for replication to complete and then attempt to bind the Mac.įinally, be aware that your Mac clients will not be able to use AD credentials just becuase you've bound your Mac Server to AD. I have expereinced inconsistent flaky behavior by Macs while replication was occuring. This account is then replicated across all the DCs.

The initial bind creates a machine account on a single DC. I have found that Macs don't always use the closest DC. AD clients are expected to examine the directory and bind initially to the DC that is closest. I have seen squirrely bind behavior by Mac OSX in the past (circa OSX 10.6) when the DCs were far away on a WAN connection. Here is some guidance from Apple that may help you:Īre you able to bind Windows successfully to AD in your location?

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