Can't access through Finder

General Discussion
1

Hi,

I’ve just upgraded my Mac (M4 Mini) but can’t seem to access my DietPi via Finder. It doesn’t seem to like my username and password. I’ve used Root as user and DietPi but Finder is shaking it’s head.

Server address was the local IP address.

Finder

Sure it’s something pretty silly, but any help is greatly received.

TIA

2

I guess you need to install NFS or SMB server on DietPi side

3

Interesting, the only thing that’s changed is I’ve switched out my old MacBook for a Mac Mini.

Will give that a a go when I’m back at my desk.

Many thanks

4

I need to say I don’t use Mac or other Apple device. Therefore I assumed Finder is an app to access a file system remotely.

But I know @HolgerTB has some Apple equipment :slight_smile:

5

did you try to connect via smd://dietp,ip ?
tell us how you try to connect. You can find it in the old mac when you go to your finder and select connect wither server

6

I just tested this so I know it works for me on my imac.

If everything is the same as before then you have dietpi samba server set up with a folder you are going to share with the mac. With something like this in your /etc/samba/smb.conf

[dietpi]
        comment = DietPi Share
        path = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
        browseable = yes
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        valid users = dietpi
        writeable = yes
max connections = 12

Then in your mac under system preferences > sharing you have turned on file sharing and also sometimes I have found it necessary to click on the little info button and enter your password for windows sharing. (test it without this first)

Now the normal >go to server and enter in the normal smb://your.dietpi.ip and hit connect.
The finder now should open a new tab with the folder you specified in your dietpi samba setup.

As I tested mine today it just worked.
Hopefully something helpful for you.

7

A-ha - user (for me) is dietpi, not root. Many thanks for all your help thus far - it was only by following some of your suggestions that I tried the user being dietpi

Which begs a different/related question:

When I just tried to access dietpi-software I was told I wasn’t root and to use Sudo, which then worked. So given the Finder issue, I thinking I’m not a Root user (this cam up in a post a while bac after I’d done a rebuild).

Q: how do I make myself Root user, thus avoiding these issues in the future?

TIA