Smbup add user on windows mac os x#

I’m not even going to start about the fact that it can no longer index network shares … but that’s another problm for another day … Mac OS X SMB Fix solution: SMBUp One trick would be using another type of connection, like AFP or NFS. The main problems with AFP, an Apple product, would be that even Apple is abandoning it, and you can’t simply browse for a share in for example Kodi/XBMC. With NFS I have zero experience, and Windows users would need a special client application for that (requires a Windows Enterprise edition), if even available.

Smbup add user on windows install#

So I’m leaving that behind as an option as well.Ī better trick would be to actually install Samba 3.0, after all it’s freely available, and should run on a Mac. And it does.Īs with most of these type of applications, a lot of command-line work might be involved and for the average user I do not consider this a good option. This is exactly where SMBUp comes in play – it does it all for you. Keep in mind that at the time of this writing, SMBUp is mainly aimed at getting a SMB server going – i.e. share a folder on your Mac.Īfter unzipping, you’ll see an application called “ SMBUp“, drag it to your “ Applications” folder. Now go to the “Applications” folder and double click the “ SMBUp” application to start it. The first message will state that Samba is not yet installed.Ĭlick “ Install Samba for me” and in the next windows “ OK, help me install the software” and “ Download & Install Package“.

Smbup add user on windows password#

Installation can take a little bit, strongly depending on your Internet speed.ĭuring installation your password will be asked so SMBUp can work with your system files. Once installation is completed, click “ Configure Shared Disks“.

Now keep in mind, this is the short and quick version.

SMBUp has tons of configuration settings and options. We will just focus on sharing a folder or drive on your Mac with other devices, for example my Amazon Fire TV with Kodi/XBMC can access media that resides on my MacBook Pro.

If you completed step 2, you’ll be looking at a window like this one:Īnd this is where things became confusing for me – which can be totally my failure of course. I’m just super grateful that SMBUp exists!įirst thing I did was to click the padlock in the upper left corner to unlock it – you’ll have to enter your password here. Avoid lengthy names, special characters and spaces! Next thing I did, which is optional, was to enter a name in the “ Name” field that made sense to me. The next step is to add users – which is based on the users that already exist on your Mac. Since I’m assuming a simple share, I’ve used my own user account, but you could of course create an account specifically for this purpose.Ĭlick “ Manage Users” and select the user you’d like to add.Įnter the password and click “ Add user“, rinse and repeat if needed for other users – for a simple share you’ll only need one user, specially when “guest access” will be allowed. Now that we have at least one user, time to add the folder or drive we would like to share – this can be on the internal harddisk of your Mac or on an external drive.Ĭlick “ Add new Shared Drive” and select the drive or folder you’d like to share.Īfter selecting your drive or folder, you will see something like this: #Smbup 10.13 password