MacOS X Filesharing
The CS lab staff maintains a server, named
share, which runs
the
SAMBA software. This allows
MacOS X users to access files in their UNIX home directories. The
following FAQ is designed to help MacOS X users set up their
machines to access
share from inside the CS network.
Instructions on connecting from
outside the CS network
are also available.
- One change must be made to allow your Mac to connect with the
department's SAMBA server. You must have a
/etc/nsmb.conf
file which contains these lines:
[default]
minauth=none
- Once this is done, you can connect by pressing
from within the Finder.
Enter the address of the SAMBA server,
share.cs.duke.edu
or use the numeric IP,
152.3.141.86.
You can add this to the list of servers by clicking
the
sign.
- Next enter your CS username and password, and make sure you are
logging in as a .
- Finally select the filesytem you wish to mount.
If this works, you can drag the mounted filesystem icon (the
starry globe in the cube) onto your dock. In the future, whenever
you click on this, it will mount automatically if it hasn't already
been mounted, and then open a finder window for browsing.
If you have any further questions, please
contact the Lab Staff.