After 5.19.117 firmware update, the old Time Machine shares stopped working.
Researched and tested to frustration.
Created a new Time Machine share (with a new name to keep them straight)
- public - ON. (apparently you can use specific log in accounts
- mobile and NFS - OFF
- Settings → General → Mac Backups
– Time Machine - ON
– Mac Backups + ‘configure’ → - (set size to max) + SAVE
Cheers
First note:
Late change - when the TM logs in it asks if I want to replace the old store or delete it. I think ‘REPLACE’ is faster. I did that on one machine, and can’t remember which I hit on the other machine, but it may have been the other option - it all happened so fast.
(Begs for a command like interface with all the steps listed at once, so you can issue an optimal ‘execution vector’, rather than a sequential set of steps. Maybe a popup with a set of check boxes and a ‘recommended pattern’. UI/UX design issues, I’m sure.)
Second note:
Added a user to my third Time Machine share, then changed to: Public=OFF, then connected TM with the user I had set up. Works.
Third note:
On the Mac:
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Latest Cloud OS dropped AFP network disk support - switch to SMB connection
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Finder → Go → Connect To Server
→ delete conflicting/obsolete AFP Time Machine shares
→ select new SMB Time Machine share
Cheers again
