Problems sharing folders

My public/shared folders don't appear to be shared and I can't figure out why not. I have an application called WiFile on my Palm TX using this I can see the shared folder of a PC on my home network, but not any folders on my Mac. I have allowed Windows Sharing and Personal File Sharing, the Palm then appears to connect but gives the message "This computer has no public available shared resources". It is obviously connecting OK as if I un-check Windows Sharing it can't connect but what else do I need to do to share my folders?
Neil

Hi, please update NM on all your systems to version 4.9 by manually downloading it at http://www.purenetworks.com/download49/ If you are interested in NM 5.5 and are willing to pay the $20 upgrade fee, uninstall NM on all systems the install NM 5.5 manually.
Message Edited by AugieD369 on 11-18-2009 08:04 PM
My Cisco Network Magic Configuration:
Router: D-Link WBR-2310 A1 FW:1.04, connected to Comcast High Speed Internet
Desktop, iMac: NM is on the Windows Partition, using Boot camp to access Windows, Windows 7 Pro 32-bit RTM, Broadcom Wireless N Card, McAfee Personal Firewall 2009,
Mac Partition of the iMac is using Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard
Laptop: Windows XP Pro SP3, Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG, McAfee Personal Firewall 2008
Please note that though I am a beta tester for Network Magic, I am not a employee of Linksys/Cisco and am volunteering my time here to help other NM users.

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Initializing...
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Stopping Thinprint services in the virtual machine:
Stopping Virtual Printing daemon: done
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/tmp/modconfig-jMh2Db/vmci-only/./shared/vm_assert.h:259:0: warning: "DEPRECATED" redefined
#define DEPRECATED(_fix) do {} while (0)
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from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:44,
from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:5,
from include/linux/preempt.h:18,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:7,
from include/linux/gfp.h:5,
from include/linux/mm.h:9,
from /tmp/modconfig-jMh2Db/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.c:38:
include/linux/printk.h:96:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define DEPRECATED "[Deprecated]: "
^
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-jMh2Db/vmci-only/./shared/vmware.h:39:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-jMh2Db/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:62:
/tmp/modconfig-jMh2Db/vmci-only/./shared/vm_assert.h:259:0: warning: "DEPRECATED" redefined
#define DEPRECATED(_fix) do {} while (0)
^
In file included from include/linux/kernel.h:13:0,
from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:44,
from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:5,
from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:15,
from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:6,
from /tmp/modconfig-jMh2Db/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:24:
include/linux/printk.h:96:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define DEPRECATED "[Deprecated]: "
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Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
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from /tmp/modconfig-paCEZs/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:62:
/tmp/modconfig-paCEZs/vmci-only/./shared/vm_assert.h:259:0: warning: "DEPRECATED" redefined
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In file included from include/linux/kernel.h:13:0,
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from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:5,
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/tmp/modconfig-paCEZs/vmci-only/./shared/vm_assert.h:259:0: warning: "DEPRECATED" redefined
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from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h:44,
from /usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:5,
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from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:7,
from include/linux/gfp.h:5,
from include/linux/mm.h:9,
from /tmp/modconfig-paCEZs/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.c:38:
include/linux/printk.h:96:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define DEPRECATED "[Deprecated]: "
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/tmp/modconfig-paCEZs/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:
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user = current_uid();
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make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-paCEZs/vmci-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
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make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.3-2-ARCH/build'
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vmhgfs 41622 0
vmw_vmci 47960 2 vmw_vsock_vmci_transport,vmhgfs
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R
D
C
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Could not add entry to mtab, continuing
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.host:/R /mnt vmhgfs rw,relatime 0 0
root@P146S011b ~ # cd /mnt
cd:cd:6: not a directory: /mnt
1 root@P146S011b ~ #
Forgot to add an install file with a depmod -a inside. You will have to run it by yourself

Sharing folders for 2 users on the same mac

Hey
I have a Vista Virtual Machine (VM) created in VMware fusion and it is stored on a partition on my Bay 2 HDD in my mac pro. it all runs fine when i log in since i am the admin on the box.
I created a Standard user account for my wife. I want my wife to open up VMware Fusion and launch the Vista VM as she pleases to do her work under her account. So i went to sharing in system preferances and selected the folder that contains the VM in "Shared folders" and under "Users" i gave her account read & write permissions. When i log in as my wife and try to launch the VM it says she does not have permissions. I can browse to the folder without any issues. I get the same message if i were to double click the VM also.
I then logged in as the admin and gave her account admin privileges to see if that will fix the issue. when i log in under her account i still get don't have permissions. If she has admin privileges should't she able to have access to any folder on my mac?
The goal is to leave my VM on my Bay2 HDD and have both of us launch Vista VM using VMware fusion successfully from this location under both our accounts
What am i doing wrong here?
Thanks
Rpk

Admin permissions does not give you blanket rights to any file. It only gives you the ability to give yourself permission to access a file.
doogald is correct to observe that you have to give your wife permission to read and write to the files inside the folder, and not just read and write permissions on the folder itself. In addition, if your wife doesn't have at least read permission on the folders in which the VM folder is contained, all the way up to the root folder, then she may continue to have problems.
If VM Fusion will allow this, it might be best to move the folder which contains the VM to /Users/Shared. You will still need to ensure that your wife has read and write permission for the folder +and its contents+ but the purpose of /Users/Shared is to share files and folders. This way you won't need to manipulate your permissions beyond making sure the shared folders and files themselves are read-writable by you and your wife.

Upgraded 2 macs to Mavericks, can no longer access shared folders/files.

So I upgraded my Macbook Pro, and Mac Mini to Mavericks today, and previously when they were both on mountain lion I could access the shared folders/files and screen share with absolutely no issue whatsoever.
But upon updating to Mavericks today it all broke.
Both computers were running the OS X Server software on Mountain Lion, and I went ahead and purchased/installed the new edition of server that came out today.
I can see the other mac under the "Shared" option in Finder's sidebar, but when I try to open the other mac it says connection failed and offers to "connect as"
As I usually do, I connect as and it asks for the login credentials. I put in the same credentials as before, 150% sure they're right, in the text boxes that I used before, but it won't allow me to connect to the mac.
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they're the right credentials.
I thought it may have been just a wonky permissions error so I unshared the folders and reshared using the same permissions that had worked before.
I've been working on it for about 3 hours now so any help would be appreciated.

I upgraded my two machines - now when I access files on the "shared" storage array (a thunderbolt, pegasus array) across the network (ethernet) if I modify the file (for instance, a jpg) and then go to save I get a "you don't have permissions to etc...." and then when I just close the file without saving - it disappears from my file server permanently! even if I go to the machine hooked up to the array the file is "gone" - unbelievable. I have updated permissions where I can, deleted and added the sharing for users, tried SMB and AFP, and even downgraded the "sharing" machine back to OSX 10.8 where it was working fine but the client machine still is doing this where it can connect, see all the files, but as soon as I modify a file I get the warning and bam, it's gone forever....
Wow - this is a doozy. I don't have a fix but WARNING - watch out as you are working on this problem that your files are being vanished permanently.

Mountain Lion will no longer connect to my Homeserver shared folders

Yesterday I did a complete system wipe of my Mabook Pro and intalled a fresh copy of Mountain Lion, all has gone well apart from the fact that I can't connect to my Homeserver shared folders or stream from it using Plex, it can remote desktop into it though. All other devices can still connect to the server and the laptop can connect to all other just fine, any idea what might be causing this problem? Many thanks in advance.

I found if you connect to the shares themselves it's a slight work around but not ideal, so instead of doing this:
smb://servername
you do this
smb://severname/sharename
Then if you add them to your favourites by clicking the plus icon in the server connect dialogue box (⌘+k) its liveable with, hopefully this gets sorted in the next OS update.

Shared folders (Windows file shares) show access denied and do not prompt for credentials

Scenario:
Like other admins, I log on and work as a 'standard user' (usera) with no admin rights anywhere in the domain, to perform admin tasks I have another account (userb) which I authenticate with as and when required. userb has been allocated/delegated permissions
as required.
Problem:
When trying to connect to shared folders on servers (2008 R2) using a UNC patch via Windows Explorer (Win 7 Ent.), I see an access denied error and do not get an option to supply alternative credentials.
If I try to connect to the admin shares on the same server (\\server\C$ or \\server\e$) I get an access denied message AND get prompted for credentials. I supply my admin account and gain access as expected.
If I check share and storage management when attempting to connect, I see that Windows is trying to connect me to each share as usera (which has no access). I understand why I get access denied at this point, but not why it can't just prompt me to supply an
account that does have access. When trying the admin shares I also see the usera account, but I get a prompt to supply a user who does have access.
Share permissions on the folders are for example 'Everyone' Full Control. NTFS permissions are 'userb' has modify (read, execute, list, traverse etc) via a 'Server Admins' AD Universal security group.
Note: If I do a NET USE from CMD and use the /USER switch, I can access the shares fine. But this is not great for accessing shared folders on the fly from various computers.
How can I get the other shares on the server to prompt me, rather than just say access denied?
Many thanks.

Try to disable guest user from the server
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