Mac OS X Server 10.3: Managed clients don‘t mount SMB/CIFS volume at login

In Workgroup Manager you can set managed users to mount an SMB/CIFS volume at login. However, volumes do not mount correctly for these users unless you edit the Workgroup Manager settings.
Follow these steps:

  1. In the Finder on an admin workstation, choose Connect to Server (Command-K) from the Go menu.
  2. Connect to the desired SMB/CIFS share (for example, "smb://server.apple.com").
  3. Click the Authenticate button in the dialog.
  4. Authenticate as the desired user.
  5. Select a share point. It mounts in the Finder.
  6. Click the Preferences icon in the Workgroup Manager window.
  7. Select a user, group, or computer list.
  8. Choose Login, and select "Manage these settings: Always".
  9. Click the Login Items tab, and drag the SMB/CIFS share point to the list of Login Items. Note that the URL is in the format:

    cifs://user@SERVER/SHARE

  10. Select the "Mount with user's name and password" option.
  11. Save the changes by clicking Apply Now.
  12. From the Workgroup Manager menu, choose Preferences, and be sure that "Show 'All Records' tab and inspector", is selected.
  13. Click the Inspector ("bullseye") button, seen here:

  14. Select the same user, group, or computer that you did in step 7.
  15. Click the Accounts button.
  16. Select the attribute "dsAttrTypeNative:apple-mcxsettings", and click Edit.
  17. Locate the line in the format:

    <string>cifs://user@SERVER/SHARE</string>

  18. Edit this line so that it has the format:

    <string>smb://SERVER/SHARE</string>

  19. Click OK.
  20. Click Save.


Published Date: Oct 10, 2016