Re: [Avid-L2] Help with EditShare AvidStyle error

MacOS 10.13.6

EditShare 7.2.2.5

We are using EFS.  All the spaces will mount via EFS.  But I can't get AvidStyle to activate on the client workstation.

I think Dennis is onto something.  I pulled a second system (another Mac) and hooked it up as a client.

I started up EditShare Connect.  Went to the Settings tab.  Clicked on Enable AvidStyle and Avid AFP.

And then a popup window opened saying that EditShare Connect needed admin permissions, etc.  I clicked OK.  And then it prompted me to enter my admin credentials for that workstation, which I did.  Then it prompts me again for admin password.  And THEN it fails with the contact admin thing.  And after that it goes straight to the contact admin thing.

So what folders and files do I need to modify permissions on to make this thing happy?

And is there a file I need to delete to get it to prompt me again?

Thank you,

Jay

On Nov 19, 2022, at 3:35 PM, Dave Spraker <avid@spraker.tv> wrote:

Jay -  

 

What version is your system?  Any reason you're not using EFS?

 

- Dave

 

From: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io> On Behalf Of Jay Mahavier via groups.io
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 5:23 PM
To: Avid-L2@groups.io
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Help with EditShare AvidStyle error

 

Thank you everyone for the replies.  I had a busy day and I'm just now getting to reading these.  To answer a few questions.

 

I did make AvidStyle spaces in the EditShare Manager on the main Linux EditShare server.

 

I actually can mount those AvidStyle spaces to the client.  And I can read and write to those spaces.

 

What I can't achieve is getting the client system (Mac) to enable AvidStyle and Avid AFP to achieve bin lock.

 

Bryan, I will go track down those files and will send them to you once I'm done with dinner.

 

Thank you everyone.  And I'm open for more suggestions still.

 

Jay

 

On Nov 18, 2022, at 12:03 PM, Roger <rogershuff@fastmail.fm> wrote:

 

That's correct - spaces can be Managed, Unmanaged or AvidStyle - set when the space is created.

On 18/11/2022 14:07, Mark Spano wrote:

As far as I remember, the server volume has to be created as Avid Style in order for that to work. Unmanaged I think was typically for Premiere or other application workflow, so I do not believe it contains the Avid Style locking capabilities. I could be wrong - it's been a while since I used and managed EditShare servers. However, you may still be able to access stuff there, just without the bin locking.

 

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 7:22 AM Roger <rogershuff@fastmail.fm> wrote:

Not sure it is that simple as the OP can access the Unmanaged media spaces ... we have a big Editshare at my university and there's more to it than that. I'm not a support engineer so I can't help further, sorry.

On 18/11/2022 12:04, Dennis Degan via groups.io wrote:

Without any knowledge of the system, I'd guess that this is a permissions issue.  Are the clients Mac or Windows?  Look for permissions . . . . 

Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank 

        Sent from my iPhone 14 Pro Max

 

On Nov 17, 2022, at 11:58 PM, Jay Mahavier via groups.io<jay_mahavier=icloud.com@groups.io>wrote:

 

SHORT STORY:

Help please! When I go to Enable AvidStyle and Avid AFP I get this error window popping up.  I don't know what this means or how to resolve it.  There is not an admin to contact.  System is not under support contract.

 

MacOS 10.13.6

EditShare 7.2.2.5

 

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LONG STORY:

During the pandemic a company went under.  Someone I know ended up with some gear and stuck it all in a closet.  They now want to try and get this stuff up and running and asked if I would help.  I got EditShare Unmanaged working.  I'm now trying to get AvidStyle working to be able to do Unity style bin locking.  On the Manager I made spaces and I can get them to mount on the clients.  But when I go to Enable AvidStyle (per the manual) on the client I get this message that it can't access AvidStyle files.  I have not been able to find a resource that explains what that means or how to fix it.  The system is long long out of support.  Anyone here able to point me to a decent resource?

 

Thank you very much.

 

Jay

 

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With Best Wishes,

Roger Shufflebottom

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With Best Wishes,

Roger Shufflebottom

+44 7973 543660

Now available – The Media Composer Companion

www.avid-companion.co.uk