How can I get the number of SMB (file sharing) users currently connected?

[Brian33]

How can I get the number of SMB (local file sharing) users currently connected to a Mac, using Terminal.app commands or a script?

The only place I can find this number is in SystemPreferences->Sharing, then select File Sharing, then click the 'Options...' button. (See image below, from Monterey.) Is this number viewable or get-able in any other way on any version of macOS?

I'm having various SMB issues with Finder and with Time Machine that I'm trying to troubleshoot. I've looked at man pages for smbutil, smbd, nsmb.conf, and mount_smbfs...

 

[kryten2]

Try the net command.

 

[chrfr]

Try the net command.

Unfortunately Macs don't use Samba, so that's not available.

 

[kryten2]

so that's not available.

If netstat is available:

 

[Brian33]

Thanks for the suggestion, @kryten2 -- I'll look into using 'netstat' !