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Question: how can I automatically mount a server at login? I've got two machines both running OS X, and I want one to always access the other as a server when I log in, but can't for the life of me figure out how to do that.
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Auto mounting Servers
The easiest way to do this, is to write an applescript applet.
Even easier
Just make an alias of the server you want, and drag it into the login items window in the login control panel. Make sure you save the alias; if you toss it, it won't work. Also, you can't click Add in the login panel and choose it. That treats the alias as a real object, and won't let you choose it. Drag and drop it!
Not quite! Anyone?
I've tried both the above methods, and neither works quite right.
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not wanting to have an alias to a server and the server on my desktop, i decided to skip that step and just dragged my mounted server's icon into the login items window. I fully expected the OS to report that it couldn't find 'reykjavik' (the server's name) when i logged back in, but to my surprise it automounted flawlessly!
Not quite! Anyone?
I just tried that, and it didn't work for me. Nothing happens, no messages in the console.
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after posting that message i realised that something else is causing my server to automount! i tried dragging another volume (actually a partition on the same server) into the login window and on logging in the volume failed to mount and i saw the same thing you describe in the login window. i have since removed both volumes from the login window. for some reason the first volume is always mounted when i login. it's a mystery!
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I think it's because when you FIRST connect the 'desired' volume,
NetInfo!
The "proper" way to do this is with NetInfo. The reason you have a Network selection at the computer lever of you machine is for information published by the NetInfo parent directory that you machine subscribes to. The only problem is that I am not too sure how it works with two client installs. As far as I know, one of the machines needs to be OSX Server... |
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