Unable to connect to Win2008 Server share with space in the name
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I seem to be having a problem between my MacBook Pro and accessing my home directory on our Windows 2008 server. The path to my home directory contains a space as well as the $ symbol at the end (the share is hidden). The share maps fine to my Vista desktop, and I am also able to connect to another hidden share on the same server that doesn't contain a space.
The path I'm trying to get to is (replaced actual server names with examples):
\\server\my department$\username
I am using the Go -> Connect to Server menu in the Finder. I enter the following to connect: smb://server/my%20departme
After a few seconds, I am prompted for my username and password, which I enter (which works fine for the other space-less share). I then get the following error message:
A volume failed to mount.
The volume "My Department$/username" could not be mounted.
I click OK. Then I get this error message.
Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred.
(Error code -6602)
I am running OSX 10.5.4 on my MBP, connected via gig-ethernet (same result using wifi). The server is Windows 2008 Standard. Both server and laptop are currently updated with all patches. Laptop's firewall is turned off.
Is there a reason why OSX wouldn't connect to this share, which I know the path is correct I can access it from a Windows system. I know the MBP can access another share without a space in the name on the same server, so my permissions must be fine (I'm a domain admin, so have local admin perms as well). This used to work on 10.4 just fine, so has something changed?
Thank you for your assistance with this!
-Josh
I seem to be having a problem between my MacBook Pro and accessing my home directory on our Windows 2008 server. The path to my home directory contains a space as well as the $ symbol at the end (the share is hidden). The share maps fine to my Vista desktop, and I am also able to connect to another hidden share on the same server that doesn't contain a space.
The path I'm trying to get to is (replaced actual server names with examples):
\\server\my department$\username
I am using the Go -> Connect to Server menu in the Finder. I enter the following to connect: smb://server/my%20departme
After a few seconds, I am prompted for my username and password, which I enter (which works fine for the other space-less share). I then get the following error message:
A volume failed to mount.
The volume "My Department$/username" could not be mounted.
I click OK. Then I get this error message.
Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred.
(Error code -6602)
I am running OSX 10.5.4 on my MBP, connected via gig-ethernet (same result using wifi). The server is Windows 2008 Standard. Both server and laptop are currently updated with all patches. Laptop's firewall is turned off.
Is there a reason why OSX wouldn't connect to this share, which I know the path is correct I can access it from a Windows system. I know the MBP can access another share without a space in the name on the same server, so my permissions must be fine (I'm a domain admin, so have local admin perms as well). This used to work on 10.4 just fine, so has something changed?
Thank you for your assistance with this!
-Josh
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Please put it in quotes and see if that works.
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Thanks for the suggestion!!!
Ok, when it try it that way, I immediately get an error dialog (no prompt for username/password):
Connection Failed
The server may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network connection and try again.
Any other ideas?
Ok, when it try it that way, I immediately get an error dialog (no prompt for username/password):
Connection Failed
The server may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network connection and try again.
Any other ideas?
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Thanks for all the responses. I'm thinking the issue has to do with the space, though in OSX 10.4 I was able to connect to a share with a space. This is first time I've attempted since upgrading to Leopard. Oh, and previously when it did work, the file server was Windows 2003 R2. It has since been upgraded to Windows 2008, and I've upgraded my laptop to OSX 10.5.4. So perhaps there is a difference in the way OSX and Win2008 are talking. The server does not have File Services for Macintosh installed, but I neither did the Win2003 server, so I just assumed the Mac could connect to the Windows share using SMB. I am able to connect to other shares on the same Windows 2008 server that do not have a space in them, so it seems to be related to the space. It doesn't appear there will be an easy solution to this at this time, I will just have to work around it. I appreciate all the answers, and will split the points among all.
-Josh
-Josh