Network Credentials Format for Windows Domain

[jnheinz 17]

Hi,

 

I was having troubles doing a direct play from Emby using Kodi.  The direct play is coming from 10.0.0.253, so I used 10.0.0.253 as the server name in the network credentials wizard.  Username I tried just the username and domain\username with the password (contains specials).  No luck.  I think one thing I forgot to do was restart Kodi.  Is there a defined username format for Windows domains?  Usually it is the username, domain\username or username@domain.xyz.

 

TYIA.

[Angelblue05 4132]

The windows credentials are added as smb://{user}:{pass}@{hostname}/

 

If you are uncertain, you can try to navigate to your content via addons > install from zip. Kodi should prompt you for your windows account credentials.

 

 

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[mellomade 141]

I think one thing I forgot to do was restart Kodi.

 

 

You will need to restart Kodi before those changes take effect though...

[jnheinz 17]

Ok, thanks.  I will give both of the above suggestions a try.

[jnheinz 17]

So what exactly is the syntax for a domain user account in Emby/Kodi?  I ended up creating a local user that worked just fine, so clearly I have a syntax problem with the username (or password is too complex).

 

smb://{user}:{pass}@{hostname}/

 

Where does the domain go when asked for the username?

[mellomade 141]

You don't need the domain.  Just enter this way:
 

hostname:  IP address

user: username

password:  password

 

Just make sure you don't have any spaces in your user name - I ran into issues with that many iterations ago.

[Angelblue05 4132]

Otherwise, try navigating like I mentioned. It's usually easier if you don't know your network info.

 

Go to settings > addons > install from zip > just navigate to your content. Does Kodi prompt you?

 

 

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