4.4 Automounting SharePoints (10.2 server)

If you have created SharePoints as described in the section "4.2 Creating a new SharePoint" and you have created a NetInfo Master as described in the section "2.1 Creating a NetInfo Master", then your OS X clients can "auto-mount".

"Auto-mount" transparently mounts a share-point as part of the OS X clients' file system during user log in (Usually in /Network/Servers). This allows users to access files from another machine without being presented with a log-in window.

"Auto-mount" has no effect on Mac OS 9 clients.

If you are auto-mounting share points that reside on a Mac OS X server, then you can use the "Server Admin" tool as described below.

Log on to the server as "root".

Click on the "SharePoints" tab. This shows all currently defined sharepoints on the server.

Select the SharePoint that you wish to automount.

Click on the "Automount" tab.

Next, click on the lock next to "Netinfo/DefaultLocalNode" in the pull-down menu.

You will be asked to authenticate.

Enter root's name and password.

Select "Netinfo/root" from the pull-down menu.

Next, click on the lock next to "Netinfo/root".

You will be asked to authenticate.

Enter root's name and password.

Click the check box next to "Automount this item to clients in domain:"

Click the "Save" button to make the changes.