====== Enabling the SMB/CIFS Connector ======
#### Last Updated: August 11, 2021

For the SMB/CIFS to be available it must be enabled both for the appliance and in the User Package for an organization.

For enabling storage file locking see [[:server/smb-locking|]].
===== Enabling the SMB / CIFS Connector for Access Anywhere Appliance =====

  * Login as appladmin in to the appliance
  * Go to Settings -> Site Functionality
  * Toward the bottom of the page under Providers ensure that the SMB provider is enabled
  * If you are integrating locks with storage locks choose SMB - Storage Locking Enanbled. (For more information on integrating locks see [[:server/smb-locking|]].)
  * To ensure proper SELinux functionality do not change the default mount point ( /mnt/CIFS )
  * Click Update Options at the bottom of the page


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===== Enabling the  SMB Connector for the user package =====

  * Login as appladmin in to the appliance
  * Go to Menu button in the top right of the screen -> User Packages 
  * Select the package assigned to the user/organization
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{{:/server:cifs30:.:sme_user_packages.png|User Package}}

  * Enable SMB provider for the package and save

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===== Adding CIFS / SMB to an account =====

Login in to the NAA user account and you should see CIFS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as NAA user 
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{{:/server:cifs30:.:sme_provider_list.png|Provider List}}

{{:/server:cifs30:.:sme_cifs_provider_screen.png|CIFS Provider Login Screen}}

At this point you can use the provider wizard to add a CIFS share.

===== Disabling SELinux =====

In most cases Access Anywhere's CIFS provider can be used without changing Access Anywhere's SELinux settings.  Depending on the CIFS implementation, however, it may be necessary to switch SELinux to disabled mode to make the CIFS provider work.  If you have set up the CIFS provider without changing the SELinux configuration and the provider is **not** working as expected, follow these instructions to disable SELinux.

==== ssh as root ====

For these commands you will need to su as root

<code>$ ssh smeconfiguser@appliance IP address</code>
after establishing ssh session su as root

<code>-bash-3.2$ su - root
Password:</code>
==== SELinux to disabled mode ====

To validate that SELinux is indeed the issue with CIFS, First temporarily set SELinux to permissive mode.  After setting, test the CIFS mapping again.  If the CIFS provider is now successfully uploading and downloading data, proceed with setting SELinux to disabled.

<code>setenforce 0</code>

To permanently disable SELinux edit ''%%/etc/sysconfig/selinux%%'' and change the line

<code>SELINUX=enforcing</code>

to

<code>SELINUX=disabled</code>

===== FAQ =====

If you have added a CIFS / SMB share that is later directly removed then the metadata will remain visible in Access Anywhere but you will be given warnings that Access Anywhere cannot connect on upload, download or sync.

If you wish to remove this metadata you need to remove the provider entirely via the Cloud Dashboard.