[macosx-unix] NFS mount in the Finder

[Marco Scoffier]

On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 11:02:18AM -0500, Robert W. Place wrote:
>Press Appl-K to set up a network drive while in the finder and the
>syntax is as follows:
>
>nfs://servername/sharename
>

Hi Robert,

Thanks.

I failed to mention that I tried this also but I get a failed to connect
to server because the name or password is incorrect.  This is using
exactly the same address and user which works flawlessly from the
commandline...  and nfs doesn't use usernames, just IP's for
verification (which is why I prefered to use the old appletalk, even
thought the passwords are in cleartext).

-- 
Marco

** sorry you got this one twice Robert, I forgot to setup the List-Reply
for lesmuug.


>
>>>>>> 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
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