How Do I Remove SMB Authentication?

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How Do I Remove SMB Authentication?

I’m using a MacMini (Catalina) with an external Media Drive. I’m trying to access videos on the media drive using VLC on Apple TV4; I can get to the drive, but then I get this dialog:

SMBv1 authentication required The computer (MAC-MINI) you are trying to connect to requires authentication. Please provide a username (ideally a domain name using the format DOMAIN;username) and a password.

There's no password/login for the Media Drive.

I tried these instructions (I can't promise I did them correctly): How to disable SMB 1 or NetBIOS in macOS - Apple Support --- I rebooted, but nothing changed.

Thank you very much for any help.

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 10, 2022 9:57 AM

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MichaelJonas Author

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Jun 10, 2022 3:23 PM in response to hcsitas

I'm sorry to bother you one more time, but these are the instructions I tried to follow. Do I need to reverse them, and if so, how do I do that?

How to disable SMB 1 or NetBIOS in macOS - Apple Support

Thank you very much, Michael

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MichaelJonas Author

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Jun 11, 2022 9:07 AM in response to hcsitas

And thought you were finished with me (-:)

Here's what I did using Terminal to removed the file (did I do it corrclty)?

The default interactive shell is now zsh.

To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.

For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.

Mac-mini:~ michaeljonas$ [real password]

-bash: 12#Nante: command not found

Mac-mini:~ michaeljonas$ rm /etc/nsmb.conf

override rw-r--r-- root/wheel for /etc/nsmb.conf? y

rm: /etc/nsmb.conf: Permission denied

Mac-mini:~ michaeljonas$ rm /etc/nsmb.conf

override rw-r--r-- root/wheel for /etc/nsmb.conf? n

Mac-mini:~ michaeljonas$

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MichaelJonas Author

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Jun 11, 2022 10:04 AM in response to hcsitas

Here's the latest and gretest:

The default interactive shell is now zsh.

To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.

For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.

Mac-mini:~ michaeljonas$ cat /etc/nsmb.conf

[default]

protocol_vers_map=6

Mac-mini:~ michaeljonas$

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MichaelJonas Author

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Jun 10, 2022 2:55 PM in response to hcsitas

That's not what I hoped to hear, but you've saved me a lot of frustration. We're looking to upgrade all our "hardware" this Fall...seriously thinking about the iMac 24".

Thank you very much for answering my question.

Michael

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MichaelJonas Author

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Jun 10, 2022 10:24 PM in response to hcsitas

Thank you....but I don't know how to do that. I know how to enter "commands" in terminal, but I don't what command to use with the /etc/nsmb.conf to delete the file?

Sorry to be a pain in the tush.

Michael

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hcsitas

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Jun 10, 2022 10:28 PM in response to MichaelJonas

No problem, that’s a flaw in Apple’s instructions, not your fault. Use rm /etc/nsmb.conf

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MichaelJonas Author

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Jun 11, 2022 10:14 AM in response to hcsitas

I'll let you know if I see smoke coming out of my MacMini....

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hcsitas

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Jun 10, 2022 12:57 PM in response to MichaelJonas

This is a Catalina bug that can’t be resolved without upgrading to a later OS, preferably Monterey. If your mini is too old to go beyond Catalina, you’ll need to replace it with new.

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