Private SMB share loading indefinitely on Windows

[CarlF]

A few days ago, I built an Unraid server and set up Jellyfin, the Arrs and a VPN. Now I am trying to set up SMB for transferring small files between the server and my PC, which are both on the same local network.

However, I have been stuck for the past six hours. When I put the share in public mode, I can easily connect to it from my PC and transfer files between them, but when I turn on private mode and enter the user credentials that I created on the Unraid server, it just keeps loading indefinitely. It doesn't give me an error message; it just loads for about 10 minutes and then tells me that I have the name wrong. I have already tried several solutions but they haven't helped.

 

this was the most promising solution that had no effect:

1. Press the Windows key + R shortcut to open the Run command window.

2. Type in gpedit.msc and press OK.

3. Select Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Lanman Workstation and double click Enable insecure guest logons and set it to Enabled.

4. Now attempt to access \\tower

this is what i get when i do testparm -s
 

root@Selver:~# testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
lpcfg_do_global_parameter: WARNING: The "null passwords" option is deprecated
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed by GnuTLS (e.g. NTLM as a compatibility fallback)

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

# Global parameters
[global]
        disable netbios = Yes
        disable spoolss = Yes
        load printers = No
        logging = syslog@0
        map to guest = Bad User
        max open files = 40960
        multicast dns register = No
        ntlm auth = ntlmv1-permitted
        null passwords = Yes
        passdb backend = smbpasswd
        printcap name = /dev/null
        security = USER
        server min protocol = SMB2
        server multi channel support = No
        server string = Selleri Serveri Selver
        show add printer wizard = No
        smb1 unix extensions = No
        fruit:nfs_aces = No
        idmap config * : range = 3000-7999
        idmap config * : backend = tdb
        acl allow execute always = Yes
        aio read size = 0
        aio write size = 0
        create mask = 0777
        directory mask = 0777
        hide dot files = No
        include = /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf
        invalid users = root
        map archive = No
        map readonly = yes
        use sendfile = Yes
        wide links = Yes

[isos]
        comment = ISO images
        path = /mnt/user/isos
        valid users = cf
        vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr
        write list = cf
        fruit:encoding = native

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

Edited February 24, 2023 by CarlF

[CarlF]

still stuck

[dlandon]

I don't see any shares but 'isos'.  Is the share you want to access setup correctly?

 

Go to Settings->SMB and turn off 'Enhanced macOS interoperability:' and see if that helps.  If you don't use a Mac to access the SMB shares, leave it off.

[CarlF]

Sadly that did not help, i set up 2 public shares aswell that work perfectly, i was even able to map them. But when i try to use the exact same strategy on the private share it just stays on attempting to connect without any feedback.
this is the new results from testparm -s

root@Selver:~# testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
lpcfg_do_global_parameter: WARNING: The "null passwords" option is deprecated
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed by GnuTLS (e.g. NTLM as a compatibility fallback)

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

# Global parameters
[global]
        disable netbios = Yes
        disable spoolss = Yes
        load printers = No
        logging = syslog@0
        map to guest = Bad User
        max open files = 40960
        multicast dns register = No
        ntlm auth = ntlmv1-permitted
        null passwords = Yes
        passdb backend = smbpasswd
        printcap name = /dev/null
        security = USER
        server min protocol = SMB2
        server multi channel support = No
        server string = Selleri Serveri Selver
        show add printer wizard = No
        smb1 unix extensions = No
        fruit:nfs_aces = No
        idmap config * : range = 3000-7999
        idmap config * : backend = tdb
        acl allow execute always = Yes
        aio read size = 0
        aio write size = 0
        create mask = 0777
        directory mask = 0777
        hide dot files = No
        include = /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf
        invalid users = root
        map archive = No
        map readonly = yes
        use sendfile = Yes
        wide links = Yes

[appdata]
        comment = application data
        guest ok = Yes
        path = /mnt/user/appdata
        read only = No

[isos]
        comment = ISO images
        path = /mnt/user/isos
        valid users = cf
        write list = cf

[media]
        comment = all my media
        guest ok = Yes
        path = /mnt/user/media
        read only = No

[dlandon]

Those look fine.  You need to check your Windows computer and delete any saved credentials and then try access again,  You'll be asked for your credentials.

[CarlF]

Okay, so i used  "net use * /delete" in powershell and then i deleted all the windows credentials i had saved, still the same error.

[CarlF]

also this is what i get when i press diagnose, i double checked that the user has read and write permissions and that the password is correct.

[dlandon]

Are you using special characters in your passwords?

[CarlF]

nope, the password is just plain out "unraid"

[CarlF]

I made another unraid account and instead of writing in the ip or server name i pressed browse, that seems to have fixed it for some reason...

edit: another thing i noticed was that pressing browse wrote the server  name in all caps instead of the way i had it set up in unraid.

Edited February 27, 2023 by CarlF

[dlandon]

4 hours ago, CarlF said:

edit: another thing i noticed was that pressing browse wrote the server  name in all caps instead of the way i had it set up in unraid.

Windows converts network names to caps.