Hi Neil,
on 29/6/05 8:24 AM, Neil Alexander wrote:
> I'm running OSX server 10.3.9 and Filemaker Pro 7.
>
> I guess I'm missing something here, but how do I get access to the
> whole hard disk on the server? I need to be able to remotely modify
> the Filemaker database, which then publishes it to the web. I know I
> can use Timbuktu, but isn't there some easy way that's already there?
>
> Basically, when I log on, I am inside my user's partition, and can't
> get to applications, and Filemaker's files, etc. If I put the
> database files in the wrong place, Filemaker won't even run them. The
> FM manual doesn't talk about this, and I'm confused.
I think its "bad" to keep FileMaker databases within the Applications folder
so I create two additional share points;
fmserver
fmbackup
Then I create an alias to fmserver in the location FileMaker Server
"expects". This way I can mount the share point when I want to add or
maintain files. The fmbackup directory is where I get FileMaker Server to
dump copies of the hosted files. Its this directory which I backup via
other means.
Obviously during normal use there is no need to mount fmserver or fmbackup.
BTW I also set all my hosted files to single user and configure FileMaker
Server to host single user files. This way when I shutdown FileMaker Server
in order to maintain the files with FileMaker Pro there isn't any risk of a
user "connecting" while I'm working on something which needs exclusive
access.
Cheers, Malcolm
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