Unable to connect to OES2015 with SMBv2 from Mac OS X 10.11.5 or later

  • Document ID:7017754
  • Creation Date:21-Jun-2016
  • Modified Date:21-Jun-2016
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Open Enterprise Server

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2015 (OES 2015) Linux
Mac OS X 10.11.5 or later

Situation

Unable to connect to OES2015 with SMBv2 from Mac OS X 10.11.5 or later
Error:  "You entered an invalid username or password for the server"
The client does not prompt for username or password

Resolution

Starting with Mac OS X 10.11.5, SMB signatures are required.  Enable SMB Signatures on the OES2015 server with "novcifs -g yes"