Re: Mounting remote folder question
Re: Mounting remote folder question
- Subject: Re: Mounting remote folder question
- From: Graff <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:28:55 -0500
I would try connecting to the server in the usual fashion (use
command-K when in the Finder), then navigate to the folder that
contains the Document folders for the accounts. Drag that folder to
the part of the Dock that contains the Trash. When clicked on it
should automatically connect to the server and open that folder. You
can also make an alias of that folder in a useful spot and it should
act the same when double clicked.
Apple has some information on this here:
<
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106729>
Here's another guide on the situation:
<
http://users.phg-online.de/tk/automount afp-servers.html>
As for the student's personal Documents folder, if the naming scheme
for the location is something like this:
/TheVolume/Users/studentname/Documents
and the server is located at:
192.168.0.250:548
then you could write a little script to jump directly to it, such as
this:
------
display dialog "Enter your user name:" default answer "" buttons
{"Cancel", "Open Documents Folder"} default button 2
copy the result as list to {theUser, button_pressed}
try
if the button_pressed is "Open Documents Folder" then
mount volume "afp://192.168.0.250:548/TheVolume" as user name theUser
tell application "Finder"
open "TheVolume:Users:" & theUser & ":Documents"
end tell
end if
on error
display dialog "There was a problem, tell your Administrator."
end try
------
Save in Script Editor that as an application and put it where the
children can use it. Then they would just run it, enter their name and
the server should mount and Documents folder open. You can substitute
a domain name for your server if you have it, such as myserver.com,
instead of the IP number 192.168.0.250.
I don't have a server set up to test this on, but it should work. I
believe that the student should be prompted for their password when the
"mount volume" command goes off, if one is needed. If someone out
there has a server to test this on, please give some feedback if this
works or doesn't work.
- Ken
On Dec 1, 2003, at 10:43 PM, Marcy Matties wrote:
Kenneth Bruno <email@hidden> writes:
Do you need to open the server or the folder at startup? What kind of
server is it? Any other details?
If you fill in some of the specifics I'm sure we can help you out.
There are several easy ways to do this kind of thing depending on the
situation.
- 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)
]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
email@hidden
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