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-====== Enabling the CIFS Provider ======+====== Enabling the SMB/CIFS Connector ====== 
 +#### Last Updated: August 11, 2021
  
-===== Appliance Requirements =====+For the SMB/CIFS to be available it must be enabled both for the appliance and in the User Package for an organization.
  
-This CIFS feature is only available for version 3.0+ of SME Appliance. Please use [[cloudappliance/cifs|the prior mechanism]] to work with CIFS if you have an older version of the appliance.+For enabling storage file locking see [[:cloudappliance/smb-locking|]]. 
 +===== Enabling the SMB / CIFS Connector for Access Anywhere Appliance =====
  
-===== Introduction =====+  * 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 [[:cloudappliance/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
  
-From version 3.0 of the SME Cloud Appliance there is an easier way to expose Windows based CIFS shares from the SME Enterprise File Share and Sync service . This guide steps an Admin through how to enable the CIFS connector (provider) in the SME Appliance. 
  
-For CIFS to be available it must be enabled both for the appliance and in the User Package for an organization.+{{:cloudappliance:cifs30:setting-sitefunc-setting-smb.png?600|}}
  
-===== Enable CIFS provider for the appliance ===== 
  
-  * Login as appladmin in to the appliance 
-  * Go to Settings -> Site Functionality 
-  * Toward the bottom of the page under Providers ensure that CIFS is enabled 
-  * To ensure proper SELinux functionality do not change the default mount point ( /mnt/CIFS )  
-  * Click Update Options at the bottom of the page 
  
-{{::cifsenabled.png |}} +===== Enabling the  SMB Connector for the user package =====
- +
-===== Enable CIFS provider for the user package =====+
  
   * Login as appladmin in to the appliance   * Login as appladmin in to the appliance
   * Go to Menu button in the top right of the screen -> User Packages    * Go to Menu button in the top right of the screen -> User Packages 
   * Select the package assigned to the user/organization   * Select the package assigned to the user/organization
 +\\ \\ 
 {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_user_packages.png|User Package}} {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_user_packages.png|User Package}}
  
-  * Enable CIFS provider for the package and save+  * Enable SMB provider for the package and save
  
 {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_edit_package.png|Edit Package}} {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_edit_package.png|Edit Package}}
  
-===== Add CIFS to the account =====+===== Adding CIFS / SMB to an account =====
  
-Login in to the SME user account and you should see CIFS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as SME user {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_provider_list.png|Provider List}}+Login in to the NAA user account and you should see CIFS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as NAA user  
 +\\ \\  
 +{{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_provider_list.png|Provider List}}
  
 {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_cifs_provider_screen.png|CIFS Provider Login Screen}} {{:/cloudappliance:cifs30:.:sme_cifs_provider_screen.png|CIFS Provider Login Screen}}
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 ===== Disabling SELinux ===== ===== Disabling SELinux =====
  
-In most cases the File Fabric's CIFS provider can be used without changing the File Fabric'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.+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 ==== ==== ssh as root ====
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 ===== FAQ ===== ===== FAQ =====
  
-If you have added a CIFS share that is later directly removed then the metadata will remain visible in SME but you will be given warnings that SME cannot connect on upload, download or sync.+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.+If you wish to remove this metadata you need to remove the provider entirely via the Cloud Dashboard.
  
  
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