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tlarkin · ‎03-26-2009

What is the difference between yours and mine, which is:

tell application "finder"

mount volume "afp://user:password@x.x.x.x/sharepoint"

end tell

I mean isn't it essentially the same thing?

tlarkin · ‎03-05-2009

(
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3054602&sliceId=1
)
And then to:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story071028025409750&mode=print
(
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story071028025409750&mode=print
)

You can run:
$ defaults write com.apple.AppleShareClient "afp_cleartext_allow" -bool
YES
$ defaults write com.apple.AppleShareClient "afp_cleartext_warn" -bool
YES

This is for older Novell servers that donâ€™t have Universal passwords set
up on them (they really should, but I doubt I need to tell you that).

For then doing the mounts, we have a set of scripts (I assume this is
NWEA?) that we use to do the mounts and loads of tests. If this is the
case, I can send them along off-list, let me know. Or, for opening
single apps that require a mount point, I use script editor to write an
app and then save it as an app bundle so we can brand it and use it. Below is sample code for this.

if

(list disks) does not contain "VolumeName" then --test to see if volume is already mounted then tell application "Finder" mount volume "afp://user:password@stell application "System Events" to delay 2
tell application "Finder" open file "Applications:MyApp" of startup disk
end tell

Note in the above that the /usr/bin/SetFile file is from the developer
tools and is used to hide the volume from the desktop. It works much
like the jamf mount â€“hidden command but this doesnâ€™t seem to hide it
from finder like the jamf one does (which changed in 6) so that apps can
still see the volume. We use this to launch our apps needing a volume,
but donâ€™t use it for testing.

-John

On 3/20/09 11:26 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

I thought about that, but I don't want all 6,000 clients accessing the
share at once and I also don't want it permanently mounted. In my
experience with this testing app from last year is that it works best if
you stagger connections and testing sessions to say, no more than 400
clients at one time.

I am going to try to invoke apple script from the command line like
suggested and see if it makes a difference.

Thanks for everyone's input and help, it is appreciated.

tom

>>> Miles Leacy <miles.leacy at themacadmin.com> 03/20/09 11:21 AM >>>
Are you using Open Directory? You can set a share as a login item via
Workgroup Manager. I'm not sure of the applicable MCX settings off the
top of my head, but if WGM can do it, you can push the MCX via a dscl
script.

----------
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ï£¿ Certified Trainer
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2009/3/20 Thomas Larkin

Still no dice. The problem I think I am having is that these shares are
on old Netware 6.5 servers and 6.5 supports AFP but heck if I know what
version of AFP it is. I do know that it is old enough that it does not
support encrypted passwords. If I recall you need to have universal
passwords enabled and well the Novell side is being migrated to SuSe but
I am not really a part of that project. Different network admins.

So, I can hit cmd + K and connect to the file share just fine. I can't
connect via command line. I don't know if there is actually a
difference. DNS is kind of weird because we have an old DNS running on
some legacy systems, which it is running an older DNS for these file
shares. At this point in time I am almost considering hosting the
database file on one of my Mac servers instead. I don't know how well
that will fare though, and my window to get this working is getting
shorter and shorter.

I just want to create a generic account, grant it access to this one
particular file on a network share so the application can write data to
the database file. Once the file share is mounted the application
launches and takes care of the rest.

It works if I do it manually, no problem. I however, want to have the
end user click one self service policy and have all the work done for
them under the hood. That way they just click and it works.

I was looking at Apple Scripts but those can be interrupted by the end
user. I'd rather it work under the hood via a shell script.

Thomas Larkin
TIS Department
KCKPS USD500
tlarki at kckps.org
blackberry: 913-449-7589
office: 913-6so actually that osascript works if you remove the user name and
password part. that'll make the finder request that the user log in
rather then the shell.

eric winkelhake
mundocomww
office 312 220 1669
cell 312 504 5155

Yaniv Lugassy <ylugassy at promedianj.com

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The only difference I saw between what you were doing and what I was doing
in my scripts was the use of 548 in yours. You were specifically calling
out the AFP port number in yours. Have you tried it without that?

Steve Wood
Director of IT
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The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
T 214.758.6813 | F 214.758.6901 | C 940.312.2475

tlarkin · ‎03-26-2009

OK, it seems that it is working now for some strange reason. I had sent
the Novell admins a few emails and it works, so maybe they did
something.

for the record this is how I do it

tell application "finder"

mount volume "afp://user:password@fs106.kckps.k12.ks.us/FS106.VOL2"

end tell

I just need now to verify if it is mounted and then have it launch my
application and I am done, any pointers on that. I have no freaking
clue why mount_afp was such a pain and it still won't work.

thanks

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(
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3054602&sliceId=1
)
And then to:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story071028025409750&mode=print
(
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story071028025409750&mode=print
)

You can run:
$ defaults write com.apple.AppleShareClient "afp_cleartexup on them (they really should, but I doubt I need to tell you that).

For then doing the mounts, we have a set of scripts (I assume this is
NWEA?) that we use to do the mounts and loads of tests. If this is the
case, I can send them along off-list, let me know. Or, for opening
single apps that require a mount point, I use script editor to write an
app and then save it as an app bundle so we can brand it and use it.
Below is sample code for this.

if

(list disks) does not contain "VolumeName" then
--test to see if volume is already mounted then
tell application "Finder"
mount volume "afp://user:password@server.domain.org/VolumeName"
end tell
end if
--hide volume from desktops so it doesnâ€™t get messed with
do shell script "/usr/bin/SetFile -a V /Volumes/VolumeName"
do shell script "killall Finder"
tell application "System Events" to delay 2
tell application "Finder"
open file "Applications:MyApp" of startup disk
end tell

Note in the above that the /usr/bin/SetFile file is from the developer
tools and is used to hide the volume from the desktop. It works much
like the jamf mount â€“hidden command but this doesnâ€™t seem to hide it
from finder like the jamf one does (which changed in 6) so that apps can
still see the volume. We use this to launch our apps needing a volume,
but donâ€™t use it for testing.

-John

On 3/20/09 11:26 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

I thought about that, but I don't want all 6,000 clients accessing the
share at once and I also don't want it permanently mounted. In my
experience with this testing app from last year is that it works best if
you stagger connections and testing sessions to say, no more than 400
clients at one time.

I am going to try to invoke apple script from the command line like
suggested and see if it makes a difference.

Thanks for everyone's input and help, it is appreciated.

tom

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎03-26-2009

You can do something like:

if (exists 'sharepointname') then
do shell script 'open a /path/to/application'
end if

Yaniv Lugassy
Promedia Technology Services, Inc.
Office: 973.253.7600 x2308
Fax: 973.253.5601
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You can run: 
$ defaults write com.apple.AppleShareClient "afp_cleartext_allow" -bool YES 
$ defaults write com.apple.AppleShareClient "afp_cleartext_warn" -bool YES 
 
This is for older Novell servers that don’t have Universal passwords set up on them (they really should, but I doubt I need to tell you that). 
For then doing the mounts, we have a set of scripts (I assume this is NWEA?
) that we use to do the mounts and loads of tests. If this is the case, I ca
n send them along off-list, let me know. Or, for opening single apps that re
quire a mount point, I use script editor to write an app and then save it as an app bundle so we can brand it and use it. Below is sample code for this.
 
 
 
 
 
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end tell 
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-John 
 
 
On 3/20/09 11:26 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <<a href"tlarki at kckps.or
g">tlarki at kckps.org</a> <<a href"http://tlarki@kckps.org">http://tlarki@
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 I thought about that, but I don't want all 6,000 clients accessing th
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ce with this testing app from last year is that it works best if you stagger connections and testing sessions to say, no more than 400 clients at one ti
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 >>> Miles Leacy <<a href"miles.leacy at themacadmin.com">mi
les.leacy at themacadmin.com</a> <<a href"http://miles.leacy@themacadmin.co
m">http://miles.leacy@themacadmin.com</a>> > 03/20/09 11:21 AM >&gt
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Are you using Open Directory? You can set a share as a login item via Workg
roup Manager. I'm not sure of the applicable MCX settings off the top of my head, but if WGM can do it, you can push the MCX via a dscl script. 
 
---------- 
Miles A. Leacy IV 
 
 Certified System Administrator 
 Certified Trainer 
Certified Casper Administrator 
---------- 
voice: 1-347-277-7321 
<a href"miles.leacy at themacadmin.com">miles.leacy at themacadmin.com</a> <<
a href"http://miles.leacy@themacadmin.com">http://miles.leacy@themacadmin.c
om</a>> 
www.themacadmin.com <<a href"http://www.themacadmin.com">http://www.the
macadmin.com</a>>  <<a href"http://www.themacadmin.com">http://w
ww.themacadmin.com</a>> 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009/3/20 Thomas Larkin 
 
 
 
<<a href"tlarki at kckps.org">tlarki at kckps.org</a> <<a href"http://tla
rki at kckps.org">http://tlarki@kckps.org</a>> > 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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<BLOCKQUOTE> 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
 Still no dice. The problem I think I am having is that these shares a
re on old Netware 6.5 servers and 6.5 supports AFP but heck if I know what v
ersion of AFP it is. I do know that it is old enough that it does not suppor
t encrypted passwords. If I recall you need to have universal passwords enab
led and well the Novell side is being migrated to SuSe but I am not really a part of that project. Different network admins. 
 
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sp;        
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
 So, I can hit cmd + K and connect to the file share just fine. I can'
t connect via command line. I don't know if there is actually a difference. DNS is kind of weird because we have an old DNS running on some legacy syste
ms, which it is running an older DNS for these file shares. At this point in time I am almost considering hosting the database file on one of my Mac ser
vers instead. I don't know how well that will fare though, and my window to get this working is getting shorter and shorter. 
 
            &nb
sp;        
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
 I just want to create a generic account, grant it access to this one particular file on a network share so the application can write data to the database file. Once the file share is mounted the application launches and t
akes care of the rest. 
 
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sp;        
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
 It works if I do it manually, no problem. I however, want to have the end user click one self service policy and have all the work done for them under the hood. That way they just click and it works. 
 
            &nb
sp;        
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
 I was looking at Apple Scripts but those can be interrupted by the en
d user. I'd rather it work under the hood via a shell script. 
 
            &nb
sp;        
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 _____________________ 
Thomas Larkin 
TIS Department 
KCKPS USD500 
<a href"tlarki at kckps.org">tlarki at kckps.org</a> <<a href"http://tlarki@
kckps.org">http://tlarki@kckps.org</a>> 
blackberry: 913-449-7589 
office: 913-627-0351 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
>>> Eric Winkelhake <<a href"eric.winkelhake at mundocomww.com">e
ric.winkelhake at mundocomww.com</a> <<a href"http://eric.winkelhake@mundoc
omww.com">http://eric.winkelhake@mundocomww.com</a>> > 03/19/09 5:29 P
M >>> 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I think he's looking to have the user log in with their creds, right?? so a
ctually that osascript works if you remove the user name and password part. that'll make the finder request that the user log in rather then the shell. 
 
eric winkelhake 
mundocomww 
office 312 220 1669 
cell 312 504 5155 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Yaniv Lugassy <<a href"ylugassy at promedianj.com">ylugassy at prome
dianj.com</a> <<a href"http://ylugassy@promedianj.com">http://ylugassy@p
romedianj.com</a>> 
 
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