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Force Finder to log in as Guest to a SMB share

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Mar 15, 202622357 views
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Problem

I have a QNAP NAS that offers a few SMB shares. As I'm in a trusted environment, my shares are accessible as guest rather than with a combination of username and password. Problem Now, when I click the name of the device in Finder's sidebar, I get the black "Connection failed" bar, with the option …

Error Output

5/15/11 7:36:40 PM  /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder[200]  SharePointBrowser::handleOpenCallBack returned 64

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Fix for: Force Finder to log in as Guest to a SMB share

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In Mac OS X 10.7.3, I used the following string in Finder's "Connect To Server..." (Command-K) for a similar server in my office: smb://Guest:@serverAddress/volume You need both the ':' and "@". I believe it works out as UserName:Password@address . …

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