We got around that issue by switching to osascript/applescript for the drive mount. It creates the mount point for you (using the same method used by connect to server).

Here's a copy of our scripts:

Mount shared network drives: https://github.com/amsysuk/public_scripts/blob/master/shareConnect/shareConnect_Casper.sh

Mount the SMBHome attribute from AD: https://github.com/amsysuk/public_scripts/blob/master/mount_SMBHome/mounthome.sh

The main part mounting the drive is:

# Mount the drive

    mount_script=`/usr/bin/osascript > /dev/null << EOT

    tell application "Finder" 

    activate

    mount volume "$protocol://${serverName}/${shareName}"

    end tell

EOT`

Depending on what/how you are mounting you could maybe use the automounter. Just clicking on the folder will mount the directory so it won't matter if it isn't mounted, wildcards can be useful too.

Apple autofs

My gut was telling me I should switch over to using osascript, but it didn't click that I wouldn't have to change much to get it working until I saw that script snippet. Thanks!

David Acland I need your help please I'm new to shell script.
In my company I would like to map the employees personal drive using a shell script.
I was taking a look at your script (but like I said Im new to shell script).

sorry I meant add the employee username at the end of "usersdrive"
example: smb://ourserver/usersdrive/employee username here

I was reading your other script :
https://github.com/amsysuk/public_scripts/blob/master/mount_SMBHome/mounthome.sh
and that's exactly what I need, could you please let me know where I could put my information (smb://ourserver/usersdrive/username)
thank you.

Hi,

The main change you'll want is:

username=$(code to read username)



# Mount the drive

    mount_script=`/usr/bin/osascript > /dev/null << EOT

    tell application "Finder" 

    activate

    mount volume "smb://ourserver/usersdrive/${username}"

    end tell

EOT`

You can get the username a few ways:

• If it is the same as the users logon name, and you are running this at login, you can just use $3


• You can use /bin/ls -l /dev/console | /usr/bin/awk '{ print $3 }'


• A more "Apple Approved" way that gets the same details is python -c 'from SystemConfiguration import SCDynamicStoreCopyConsoleUser; import sys; username = (SCDynamicStoreCopyConsoleUser(None, None, None) or [None])[0]; username = [username,""][username in [u"loginwindow", None, u""]]; sys.stdout.write(username + "
");'

As a full example:

username=$(python -c 'from SystemConfiguration import SCDynamicStoreCopyConsoleUser; import sys; username = (SCDynamicStoreCopyConsoleUser(None, None, None) or [None])[0]; username = [username,""][username in [u"loginwindow", None, u""]]; sys.stdout.write(username + "

");')



# Mount the drive

    mount_script=`/usr/bin/osascript > /dev/null << EOT

    tell application "Finder" 

    activate

    mount volume "smb://ourserver/usersdrive/${username}"

    end tell

EOT`

Thank you sooooo much! =)

(ps: could you give me some reference on where to learn about shell script)

No problem, here's a link to a guide on our site: http://www.amsys.co.uk/whitepapers/essential-guide-bash-scripting/?nabe=6486817002487808:0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

you made my day!!! thank you.