Sometimes the obvious isn’t obvious. Connecting macOS workstations to Network File System (NFS) shares is sometimes less convenient than Server Message Block (SMB/CIFS) shares. If you’re connecting your macOS workstation to your NAS you may experience problems with flame if you are not using NFS. …

EXTREMELY related.. https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Unable-to-edit-etc-exports-and-auto-master-file-on-Mac-after-Flame-2023-2-updates.html

insanity…. Flame is such a convoluted ecosystems. I’ve been yelling for a decade, that it needs to behave like “just app”, similar to Nuke and ever other software out there. Resolve somehow plays nicely with the world.

been sitting here trying to get macos to accept that i want a larger read and writebuffer for NFS than 32K but ITS REFUSING TO LISTEN TO ME !!! :smiley: Resolve project server setup : 10 minutes in docker Flame Project server; a lifetime of fun

[image] ALan - Enemy of Mediocracy: insanity…. Flame is such a convoluted ecosystems. I’ve been yelling for a decade, that it needs to behave like “just app”, similar to Nuke and ever other software out there. Resolve somehow plays nicely with the world. It so needs to be this!

Those instruction don’t work. Or to rephrase, they haven’t for me for exports. I gave up trying till I had more time to investigate. Just a heads up…

same. also /host is protected and autodesk doesnt want me to use nfs v4 for whatever reason.

NFS Manager: Description Product description for NFS Manager I’ve used this for years it just makes life easier.

Same for me.. haven’t been able to get my Mac and Linux box to ‘talk’ .. gave up, too busy to be doing the reluctant sysadmin thing.. oh.. and back in the day I had no problem getting machines to talk, even in the irix days when using sdp over infiniband.. :person_shrugging:

Everytime my iMac Flame was connected to the server via NFS it was a disaster at my old job, so many permission errors, weird disconnects… :confused:

[image] cnoellert: Those instruction don’t work. Or to rephrase, they haven’t for me for exports. I gave up trying till I had more time to investigate. Just a heads up… Posting this here as well, since I eventually DID get it working. [image] Connecting multiple Mac…

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cnoellert November 23, 2025, 2:13am 11

Posting this here as well, since I eventually DID get it working.

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