File/Folder links to server shares no longer "auto mount". Require volume selection now.

tnielsen
Valued Contributor

Hi,

We have a program that allows us to share file/folder paths through email at our company. These have been worked for many years. However, a recent change now interjected two prompts before the path will open.

The first is a logon box to the server that's being linked. Which looks like this:
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Then you get presented to select the volume (which is not correctly selected by default). Which looks like this:
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For testing, instead of CLICKING the link in the email... I copied it into the connect to server dialog box. When doing this, it automatically opens the file or folder. 9b77122e2457444784eaea1dcdc59713

This is the behavior we are used to, until sometime recently. I'm not sure exactly when this occurred and believe it's a security update from Apple that did it.

Does anyone have any ideas what could cause this added level of security when a file/folder is linked into finder from another application? Any ideas on how to disable these prompts? Or, any ideas how to whitelist internal servers from these prompts?

Thank you

PS, these links are all SMB://server.domain.com/volume/folder/file styling. We only link around SMB shares.

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cbrewer
Valued Contributor II

This issue was fixed with yesterday's 10.14.3 update and subsequent 10.12 and 10.13 security updates.

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cbrewer
Valued Contributor II

This issue was fixed with yesterday's 10.14.3 update and subsequent 10.12 and 10.13 security updates.

tnielsen
Valued Contributor

For real dude?! That would be amazing. Testing now.

tnielsen
Valued Contributor

10.14.3 fixes it. Awesome.