Weird Mac network sharing behaviour OS4.3.2.1

[Michael Matthews]

Hello Andrew,

If the server is non Apple, and you are using AFP, what is providing the AFP service?  A Linux box or Acronis Connect (used to be called Xtreme ZIP) on a Windows box?

There may be some odd limits on the number of connections with the same credentials, but somehow, the AFP service must determine the machine ID to differentiate users.

1	Has the server been restarted or the file locks released on the DF1 file(s)?

2	Otherwise, bring the 10.10 user unto 10.12 and do that test first.

3	What version of OSX are the other 3 using?  10.12 or all different?  Apple certainly seem to be letting go of AFP, and networking/servers in general.  Th current OSX server app is getting less and less, but does still work however.

Mike



Mike Matthews, Managing Director, Lineal Software Solutions Ltd

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> On 1 Aug 2018, at 02:26, Andrew McVeigh <omnis at surfway.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Have a Mac network with fixed IP server using afp only (no smb) and 5 users all logging on through afp://ip <afp://ip> address connection and running a shared Omnis database via DML.
> All works ok except two users, when user A is already logged in and then user B logs on user B gets an Unable to open (datafile name) message.
> 
> If user A then quits and user B logs on first no message and data access is ok. Then user A can log on as well with no problems.
> 
> So problem only happens if A is logged on first but not the reverse. I have this problem with two seperate networks now.
> 
> User A is 10.10 and user B 10.12. If upgrading all to 10.13 will fix this then can do that but wondering if anyone knows what is going on before I do that.
> 
> Andrew McVeigh
> Surfway Real Solutions
> Phone 02 44412679 Mobile 0418428016
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