macOS automounts network share

[mr.vince]

Hey there... I got a little hiccup here and I can't figure out where it is coming from.

I have a Synology NAS. I had an iMac with 10.12 and made the switch to the new Mac mini with macOS Ventura (13.2.1 currently). Now whenever I boot the machine and log in with my user, it auto mounts a share called "home". I am wondering because I have the same setup in my office, same NAS (but older 6.x system instead of 7.x) - and it does NOT auto mount my NAS home folder ("home").

Now while I understand this is just a nuisance, I am still puzzled how and why...

I'd use a tool like SysInternals if this was a PC, but I have no idea how to identify the process that mounts the folder. I'd actually like it to not mount my home folder, but others. Yes, I know I can add folders to my startup items. But this isn't it - home is not listed there but it still auto mounts.

So, is there a way to trace which app accesses which share?

I tried on the NAS but it does only show I logged in, no file is being accessed.

 

[Bigwaff]

Maybe the share is being mounted at the "office" and you don't see it?
Finder > Preferences > General > Connected Servers (uncheck)
Finder > Preferences > Sidebar > Connected Servers (uncheck)

Are you using the NAS for Time Machine backups? If so, Time Machine will auto mount the share.

 

[mr.vince]

It‘s not mounted in the office…

And no, it‘s also not Time Machine as this share is called „timemachine“ and it‘s indeed mounted when a backup starts. Same goes for „itunes“. But „home“ is really just my home folder…

 

[Bigwaff]

Is the share in your list of "Login Items"?
System Preferences > Users & Groups > Current User > Login Items

 

[Bigwaff]

This collection of tools might be what you are looking for -

Objective-See: Tools

Free, open-source tools to protect your Mac

objective-see.org

 

[mr.vince]

Splendid recommendation, thank you very much! The share was not in my login items, but some other sort of daemon or so.