Unable to transfer any folder with .DS_Store files in it

So I have an old mac that I just finally replaced with a brand new one. On the old mac this command worked to prevent writing of .DS_Store files:

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

On my new mac running Tahoe, even though the boolean is true, the OS still is attempting to write the file and it's failing because I have it veto'd in unraid.

In MAC logs I see:

2026-05-13 19:00:31.133147-0400 0x3a61a98 Error 0x0 41442 0 Finder: (DesktopServicesPriv) [com.apple.DesktopServices:CopyEngine] Error -8062 at path: /.nofollow/Users/user/Desktop/<private>/.DS_Store on write

2026-05-13 19:00:31.133551-0400 0x3a609cc Error 0x0 41442 0 Finder: [com.apple.Finder:General] Task::GetStandardErrorMessage error=-8062 operationType=2 '.DS_Store'

Unraid settings (7.2.6) are below. I set this many years ago so might be time to update them:

Enable SMB: Yes (Workgroup)

Hide "dot" files: Yes

Enable SMB Multi Channel: No

Enhanced macOS interoperability: Yes

Enable NetBIOS: No

Enable WSD: Yes

WSD options [experimental]:

veto files = /._*/.DS_Store/

aio read size = 1

aio write size = 1

strict locking = No

use sendfile = No

server multi channel support = Yes

readdir_attr:aapl_rsize = no

readdir_attr:aapl_finder_info = no

readdir_attr:aapl_max_access = no

fruit:posix_rename = yes

fruit:metadata = stream

Presumably I can remove the veto and then everything will work. But I use something in house to index my array and then I have to deal with the crapload of files that I really prefer not to exist to begin with.

Edited May 13May 13 by oliver