Re: Mounting remote folder question
Re: Mounting remote folder question
- Subject: Re: Mounting remote folder question
- From: "Marcy Matties" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:43:11 -0600
Kenneth Bruno <email@hidden> writes:
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Do you need to open the server or the folder at startup? What kind of
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server is it? Any other details?
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If you fill in some of the specifics I'm sure we can help you out.
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There are several easy ways to do this kind of thing depending on the
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situation.
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- Ken
The specifics are that I manage an elementary school. We are using MacManager to manage everything now - running systems from 8.1 to 9.2.2. Predominately use MM because I need a student's documents (stored on a Data Server) to be accessible to him/her
on log in without them having to "find" the folder. MM automatically mounts the server and a folder on their deskstop which has ONLY their documents. They can't even see anyone else's.
But now we have a few new eMacs coming in that won't boot in OS9, and MM won't manage them. So I'm looking for a way to have that Student Data Server automatically mount, and if at all possible an easy "point" to their Documents folder, even if it
doesn't "hide" other students' work.
I'm dealing with K-5th graders, so I'm not really worried about what they would do with other student's work. I just want them to be able to access their own files easily without having to search for their document.
One post on the Apple Panther Discussion site said this:
We managed to cobble together a somewhat elegant solution that uses a freeware item called "Login Items Engine" (download from VersionTracker -[
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14929)
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http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14929), which allows us to place an applescript in the default user profile that mounts the user home directory share and make an alias for their folder.
One warning - this only works if all user folders are in the same location on the same server (mine are)
So it sounds like this Applescript he describes might be what I need. But I don't know what that script is.
Another suggestion has been to simply put an Alias in the startup items for that server. Then I guess I could also put an Alias on the desktop of that student's specific folder.
I'm just not that versant on multiple accounts in OSX because I have been using it for awhile - but only on my machine. And I'm the only user.
Anyway, those are the specifics. If you can offer any suggestions or point me to any help I'd appreciate it!
Marcy Matties
Technology Facilitator
Hillcrest PDS
4225 Pine Ave.
Waco, Tx. 76710
254 772-4286
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