This is a bash script I deploy from Jamf to mount DFS shares

#!/bin/sh

# Get current logged in user
curUser="$(stat -f"%Su" /dev/console)"

# Mount the drive
mount_script=`/usr/bin/osascript > /dev/null << EOT
delay 5
tell application "Finder"
mount volume "smb://PATH_TO_SHARE"
end tell
EOT`

echo "Opening Network shared drive..."

# open network drive in Finder
sudo -u $curUser open /Volumes/PATH_TO_SHARE/
exit 0

If your file share requires authentication, then the user will get prompted to login

Thanks @junjishimazaki,
Like a mention before, I'm not so good at this with bash. I've tried to edit the script you shared a bit to fit our needs but I don't think I get it really right. This is what I'm trying to accomplish.

Maybe it's not necessary to declare variable for both bash and apple script? :)

Hey Jonas,

You’re right—using a Bash script for this is a cleaner approach, especially when deploying via Jamf. Below is a Bash script that replicates your AppleScript functionality. It dynamically retrieves the currently logged-in user and mounts the SMB share accordingly:

#!/bin/bash



# Get the currently logged-in user

currentUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console)



# Define the SMB share path

serverAddress="our_server_address"

sharePath="smb://$serverAddress/homes/$currentUser"



# Check if the share is already mounted

if mount | grep "$sharePath" > /dev/null; then

    echo "Share already mounted."

    exit 0

fi



# Create mount point if it doesn't exist

mountPoint="/Volumes/$currentUser"

if 
 ! -d "$mountPoint" ]; then

    mkdir -p "$mountPoint"

fi



# Mount the SMB share

osascript -e "try" -e "mount volume \\"$sharePath\\"" -e "end try"



# Verify if the mount was successful

if mount | grep "$serverAddress"; then

    echo "Successfully mounted $sharePath"

else

    echo "Failed to mount $sharePath"

    exit 1

fi

Explanation:

• •Retrieves the currently logged-in user with stat -f%Su /dev/console


• •Constructs the SMB path dynamically


• •Checks if the share is already mounted before proceeding


• •Creates a mount point if it doesn’t exist


• •Uses osascript to mount the volume via Finder, avoiding password prompts when possible


• •Verifies if the mount was successful

This should work seamlessly in Jamf deployments. Let me know if you need any tweaks! 

#!/bin/bash



# Get the currently logged-in user

currentUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console)



# Define the SMB share path

serverAddress="our_server_address"

sharePath="smb://$serverAddress/homes/$currentUser"



# Check if the share is already mounted

if mount | grep "$sharePath" > /dev/null; then

    echo "Share already mounted."

    exit 0

fi



# Create mount point if it doesn't exist

mountPoint="/Volumes/$currentUser"

if 
 ! -d "$mountPoint" ]; then

    mkdir -p "$mountPoint"

fi



# Mount the SMB share

osascript -e "try" -e "mount volume \\"$sharePath\\"" -e "end try"



# Verify if the mount was successful

if mount | grep "$serverAddress"; then

    echo "Successfully mounted $sharePath"

else

    echo "Failed to mount $sharePath"

    exit 1

fi

Thank you very much @Valcovish,
This script just works and very good as well. Now when I've been testing a lot, it's easy to understand the code as well. 😊👍

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