[macosx-unix] NFS mount in the Finder

[Robert W. Place]

Press Appl-K to set up a network drive while in the finder and the
syntax is as follows:

nfs://servername/sharename


>>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:56:23 -0500, Marco Scoffier <marco at metm.org> said:

> Hello again,
> A continuation of the previous post searching for some way to have a
> remote disk automount in OS 10.4...

> Set up NFS on the server.  I can mount the disk perfectly from the
> Terminal "mount_nfs <remote> <mount-point>".  I can ls the contents of
> the remote disk from the Terminal.  As soon as I mount the remote disk,
> however, the mount point (which had been just an empty folder)
> disappears completely from the finder, making the remote disk
> inaccessible from the Finder though it is perfectly visible using Unix
> commands in the Terminal.

> I tried making an entry in the NetInfo manager to have the NFS
> automount, but what an awfull cryptic application.  I have no idea if
> the entry is correct (give me a text file please).

> Also tried fiddling with Automator --> Run Shell Script to simply run
> the mount_nfs and umount commands, this works but as with the command
> line no Remote disk in the Finder.

> I have had to change what is a relatively simple setup 3 times now
> because of random semi-documented changes in subsequent versions of OSX.
> If any of you have any tips, or know of a list better suited for these
> kinds of questions I am all ears...

> Thanks,

> -- 
> Marco

> On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 03:53:52PM -0500, Marco Scoffier wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I am revamping a network which now includes Mac OS 10.4 Tiger, machines
>> connect to a netatalk file server.  It seems that Mac has changed
>> something yet again.
>> 
>> When running appletalk (like before) and trying to connect from the mac
>> by going through the Network icon I get a Connection Failed this version
>> of appletalk is incompatible... error which from googling means you have
>> to use tcp/ip which is already on by default on the appletalk side (I
>> had turned on TCP/IP a few years ago to accomodate OS X.
>> 
>> Even with -noddp in afpd.conf to explicitly turn off the old style apple
>> talk, and running only afpd (no atalkd). I cannot get Tiger to connect
>> to the file server, when I %-K or Go --> 'Connect to server' and type
>> in the ip address, I can see and choose the volume which I want to
>> connect to so some level of authentication has worked, but get a
>> Connection Failed (error -5014)
>> 
>> Does anyone have any experience with this?  Do you have a best practice
>> shared central server, with a bunch of Tiger workstations setup, that
>> makes mounting a remote disk "mac easy".  Everyone is behind a firewall
>> but better security would be a plus.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> -- 
>> Marco
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-- 
Rob