DSS, SMB and external LDAP with Mac

Hello,

We have a (new) DSS that is successfully configured to authenticate via external LDAP and our Mac Leopard Server 10.5.5. All users and groups show correctly in the resources area, and I can successfully add user share access.

I can connect to these shares just fine via AFP on my Mac clients.

I cannot, however, connect to any share via SMB. On a windows machine, I keep getting an authentication box. On a Mac I seem to authenticate, I get a list of the shares, but when I select a share to mount I get a message "a volume failed to mount."

Any thoughts on why SMB would not work and AFP would in this scenario?

Thank you.

Dear jaremyd,

Have you tried to use "user+[Name]" when you mount?

Regards,
SJ

Thanks for the suggestion,

If I have a user whose username is test and full name is Test, would the syntax would be

test+Test

or

test+[Test]

I have tried both ways and still get the same result.

You are doing this:
map network drive
then type \\ipaddress\sharename
Entering username and password.

If this does not work
May want to try reconnecting to the external LDAP

Quote:

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Originally Posted by To-L

You are doing this:
map network drive
then type \\ipaddress\sharename
Entering username and password.

If this does not work
May want to try reconnecting to the external LDAP

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Yes, I have tried to browse using \\ipaddress\sharename

The password box keeps coming up no matter what combination of username and password I put in (domain\username, etc)

I have reconnected to the external LDAP many times

Thank you

Hi jaremyd

Could you check the configuration on your LDAP Domain policy

I have checked, yes

Latest Mac/Windows implementations use different encryption algorithms than before. Under Windows Vista you can change the encryption settings in the registry like here http://forums.windowsvistamagazine.c...post/2062.aspx. Have you already tested this ?

Regards,
Koroljow

Thanks for the tip, but we only use Mac OS X and XP, not Vista.

Hi,

was there finally a solution to this problem ? I have exactly the same problem on OS-X, but also on Windows.

Any help ?

We are working with Apple on this issue as soon as we resolve it we will have a small update or patch for this.

Hi there,

it is a quite old thread but did you finally fix it ? I have the same problem: Windows & Mac do not want to mount smb shares with external LDAP authentication.

Thanx,
joe

I have forgotten to say that our external LDAP is a Open Directory (MAC OS X Server).


joe

try this :

http://kb.open-e.com/afile/852/82/